Dried Figs Jam Recipe for Toddlers and Kids
Homemade Dried Figs Jam - easy, preservative-free jam recipe with Dried Figs and powdered jaggery using instant pot /pressure cooker.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Jam
Cuisine: World
Calories:
Author: Kalyani
- Dried Figs - 20 stems removed
- Powdered Jaggery - ½ cup
- Water - 1 Cup
- Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp Optional
- Lemon Juice - ½ tsp
Chop the dried figs roughly into pieces after removing the stem. Transfer the chopped figs pieces into a pressure cooker or instant pot. Add powder jaggery.
Add in water. Mix well.
Pressure cook for one whistle in a pressure cooker or Cook at high pressure for 2 mins in the instant pot and let the pressure release naturally. Once pressure released, open the instant pot or pressure cooker.
Mash the cooked dried figs with a masher. Alternatively, you can add them to a blender and blend everything until smooth. Add the water used for pressure cooking while grinding if necessary.
Cook and stir it occasionally until it reaches a jam-like consistency. Keep the flame low to medium in a pressure cooker to avoid burning at the bottom. It may take 5-7 mins (use saute button in instant pot). Check the jam consistency in between by placing a spoonful of jam in a plate and cool it down after cooling down, if no water separated, then its the correct consistency for a jam. Once the jam consistency is reached, add vanilla extract (optional).
Squeeze lemon juice and Switch off the flame or Press the Cancel button in the instant pot. Cool it down and store it in a sterilized glass container.
Serving: 1g