14 Totally Delicious Fresh Fig Recipes to Make All Season Long

Even if you’ve never made jam before, this easy 4-ingredient fruit jam is totally doable. Mix it into overnight oats, add it to a charcuterie board, or spoon onto thumbprint cookies.

The better your base, the better your appetizer will be. Try it with ripe figs, gorgonzola cheese, a drizzle of honey, and some toasted pine nuts.

Layer some sliced fresh (or dried) figs on your flatbread and it instantly feels kinda fancy. A crisp crust cradles jammy figs, salty prosciutto, peppery arugula, and a bit of gorgonzola cheese.

This light and tender cake is naturally gluten-free, thanks to almond flour. It's the perfect treat to celebrate sweet fresh figs when they're in season.

Yes, fresh figs even have a place with your chicken dinner. This is a particularly great option if your figs are just so-so because when caramelized with balsamic vinegar and honey they're instantly improved.

You know that bag of ravioli in the back of your freezer? Instead of marinara, caramelize some figs in brown butter, then crisp up some prosciutto and you've got an easy and impressive dinner in no time.

If you love fresh figs topped on a bowl of oats, this breakfast bake will be right up your alley.

This salad relies on store-bought fresh cheese tortellini and a few other grocery staples to make an easy, satisfying lunch salad that hits all the right notes — savory, salty, and sweet; crunchy, chewy, and tender. Even better, you can make today and have the leftovers all week long.

Layered with fresh figs, cashew cream, toasted coconut and dark chocolate shavings, this is a fun and easy dessert that almost anyone can eat.

Figs in smoothies are always a good idea! And especially here where they're blended with banana, creamy tahini, and your milk of choice for a drink that just might remind you of halva.

Fire up the grill for a truly delicious fig dessert. The recipe calls for serving this figs with mascarpone cream, though whipped cream or even vanilla ice cream will work nicely.

Try using fresh figs in your next cocktail! Here fresh figs and balsamic vinegar join forces to give a classic old-fashioned a twist.

Partnering caramelized figs with Greek yogurt makes a great breakfast or dessert.

Biting into a bakewell tart is pure bliss — on the outside you have a flaky crust, which holds rich, chewy almond frangipane and below that, a layer of sweet jam.