- 5 cups white sugar
- 3 cups stemmed and coarsely chopped figs
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 (3 ounce) pouches liquid pectin (such as CERTO®)
- Mix sugar and figs together in a large glass or plastic bowl; set aside for sugar to slightly dissolve, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
- Stir lemon juice and pectin together in a glass or plastic bowl. Stir lemon juice mixture into fig mixture until sugar is fully dissolved. Pour fig mixture into sterilized plastic canning containers, leaving 1/4 inch at the top. Cover containers and refrigerate or freeze.