Mission Fig Simple Syrup

Transform your fall entertaining with this complex, warm fig simple syrup that takes cocktails and desserts to the next level.

This easy syrup, made with dried Mission figs, brings a delightful sweetness to all your favorite cocktails and desserts!

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It never ceases to amazing me, how a single ingredient or flavor can transform the expected into the unexpected. Take this fig simple syrup. Made with dried mission figs, cocktails such as Old Fashioneds, bourbon mules and other fall drinks suddenly embrace the flavors of autumn. Adding this syrup over ice cream, an apple pie or pumpkin cheesecake deliciously enhances the profile and flavor. And it's so easy to make!

Add this mission fig simple syrup to your fall arsenal of flavors - you won't be disappointed.

Over time, you'll start to discover all the ways you can incorporate this syrup into other recipes. Coffee drinks? Roasted meats or vegetables? See where your imagination - and this simple syrup - takes you.

Mission Fig Simple Syrup

Ingredients

• 8 oz dried mission figs, coarsely chopped

• 8 oz water

• 8 oz granulated sugar

• 1 TBL lemon juice

• 1 tsp vanilla
  

Mix it Up

1. Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Continue to simmer for 10 minutes. Afterwards, remove from heat and steep the figs for 20 minutes.

2. Strain the mixture using a fine mesh strainer into a bowl. Reserve the figs.*

3. Return the strained liquid to the saucepan, and place it over medium heat to simmer, reducing the liquid. Don't walk away from the pan, and regularly stir. This may take about 15 minutes. Ideally, you'll reduce the syrup to about 2/3 cup.

4. Remove from heat, cool slightly, and then add to an airtight container. Store in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.

*Don't throw away the figs! Add to a small food processor or use an immersion blender to make a fig spread, perfect for soft cheeses, roasted meats and even vegetables.

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