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An open freezer bag with frozen figs spilling out
Angi Schneider

3 Easy Ways to Freeze Figs

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Use these three ways of freezing figs to preserve them to use later.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 1 pound
Course: Preserving Food
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound figs or however many you have
Optional Ingredients
  • Lemon juice*
  • ¾ teaspoon ascorbic acid*
  • 3 Tablespoons water*
  • 1 cup sugar**
  • Simple Syrup*

Method
 

  1. Wash the figs with cool water and pat dry with a clean kitchen towel or paper towel.
  2. Cut the stem off and cut the figs in half or in quarters.
  3. Lay the cut or whole figs in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper.
  4. Put the filled baking sheet in the freezer for a few hours.
  5. When the figs are frozen or almost frozen, remove the baking sheet from the freezer and transfer the frozen figs to a ziploc bag or airtight freezer-safe container.
  6. Label the container with name and date. Use the figs within a year.

Notes

Additional options for freezing figs:
Pretreating - the USDA recommends pretreating figs with lemon juice or ascorbic acid before freezing. Toss fresh figs in lemon juice or mixture of 3/4 tsp ascorbic acid and 3 tablespoons water.
Sugar Pack - Toss fresh figs in sugar to coat them. Pack into containers and freeze.
Syrup Pack - Make a simple syrup with 2 3/4 cup sugar and 4 cups water. Pack figs into containers and pour simple syrup over them. You can add 3/4 teaspoon (2250 mg) ascorbic acid or 1/2 cup lemon juice to each quart of syrup.

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