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Fig Infused Vodka Recipe

Posted by Jessica Pinney on September 5, 2016, last updated October 3, 2020

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A large glass mason jar is filled with vodka that's turned pink from the sliced figs inside. Another jar is out of focus in the background along with a basket of fresh brown figs.

A few weeks ago I bought way too many figs at the farmer’s market. There was no way to finish them all before they went bad. In an effort to curb food waste, I decided to make some fig infused vodka!

That’s right, I love figs so much that I even feel the need to incorporate them into my cocktails.

Making fruit-infused vodkas is really easy and a great way to impress your friends. The holiday season is coming up and tying a ribbon on a jar of infused vodka makes an excellent, budget-friendly, DIY Christmas gift.

All the ingredients for fig infused vodka sit on a white background. A small basket of fresh brown figs, a bottle of Smirnoff vodka, a jar of vanilla beans, and an empty mason jar.

All you need to make my fig infused vodka is a bottle of Vodka, a fresh vanilla bean, 2 mason jars, and 2 pints of fresh figs. I used Black Mission figs because they are generally sweeter than Brown Turkey figs.

A large mason jar has fresh sliced figs and a vanilla bean inside of it. Vodka is being poured over them.

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Put everything together in your mason jar. I spilt mine up between two 32oz mason jars. You can put them all in one giant one if you’d like, but I was planning on giving one away and wanted two jars.

After securing the lid, store your fig vodka in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks has passed, the vodka will have turned a bright pink color. Just strain and now you’re ready to make some delicious figgy cocktails! We often drink it on the rocks or mixed with Perrier.

A jar of pink tinted homemade fig infused vodka siting on a white background.

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Fig Infused Vodka Recipe

Make your own fig infused vodka at home with this easy recipe.

  • Author: Jessica Pinney
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: 15 1x
  • Category: Cocktails
  • Cuisine: American
Learn how to make fig infused vodka with vanilla beans.
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Ingredients

  • 1 Liter Vodka
  • 1lb Fresh Figs
  • 2 Vanilla Beans, split lengthwise

Instructions

  1. Wash the figs, then cut into halves or quarters.
  2. Place all the ingredients into two 32oz mason jars, or one 64oz mason jar and seal.
  3. Place in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
  4. Remove and strain.
  5. Return strained vodka to jar and seal. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 144

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  1. Tina says

    July 29, 2017 at 4:36 pm

    This is so clever. What a great way to deal with figapocolypse!

    Reply
  2. Erin says

    July 30, 2017 at 6:11 pm

    I bet this would be phenomenal around the holidays.

    Reply
  3. Christine says

    July 31, 2017 at 12:25 am

    I once tried pomegranate-infused vodka and that was great. I bet this is just as delicious!

    Reply
  4. Carlene Hanson says

    June 7, 2018 at 8:53 am

    I had way too many figs on my tree, so have a bunch in the freezer. Would they work in this recipe?

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    • Jessica Pinney says

      June 7, 2018 at 9:14 am

      I’ve never used frozen fig, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Please let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  5. K Nelson says

    July 10, 2018 at 4:12 am

    I bought a huge bag of organic dried Smyrna figs. It says they are tender and juicy. Would they work in this recipe?

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    • Jessica Pinney says

      July 10, 2018 at 7:16 am

      I have not tried this recipe with dry figs, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work the same. Please let me know how it goes!

      Reply
  6. Timothy Coleman says

    March 1, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    I always dry figs for use throughout the winter. I soak them overnight to use in my muesli. As the water in which they soak is delicious, I decided to steep some in vodka. I already make both lemon vodka and honey vodka the same way. It is unbelievably delicious, though I steep them for a month. It is essential that you keep the Mason jars in a dark cupboard and bottle them in dark glass bottles.

    ★★★★★

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  7. Greg Giacomazza says

    August 11, 2019 at 7:07 am

    Sounds great, I have a very healthy fig tree and would love to try this recipe. I’m concerned about the carbs however. Do you have any idea how many carbs would be in 1.5 Oz?

    Reply
  8. Lisa says

    August 19, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    My sister and I had Fig Vodka shots in a pub in Germany a couple of years ago. It was AMAZING and we had a really great night drinking it with her friends. I have tried, twice, to replicate the concoction. Both times it was disgusting. The first time was with dried figs the second fresh. My local supermarket only had the brown figs so I’m wondering if that is why it doesn’t turn out well. To my recollection the Fig Vodka was homemade and just silky smooth and sweet going down. Both batches I made were very sharp w not much flavor. Any suggestions?

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    • Linda says

      September 23, 2022 at 4:03 pm

      Someone suggested adding simple syrup to the infused vodka after straining similar to limoncello

      Reply
  9. Traci says

    September 24, 2019 at 4:14 pm

    I was so excited to try this recipe, followed the recipe exactly & waited the full time to let it set in my frig. I was so hopeful! What I got was nothing like I expected. Costs way more to make than to buy straight up fig vodka but I was game….Doesn’t taste like figs at all but instead tasted like vodka with the slightest hint of sweetness from the vanilla. I will drink it but I’m sad. 🙁

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    • Jessica Pinney says

      September 25, 2019 at 8:42 am

      Sorry the vodka did not turn out as you had imagined. The fig flavor will depend on the type of figs you used and how ripe and flavorful they are. The sweetness you are tasting is actually from the sugar content of the figs infused into the vodka.

      Reply
      • Patricia Haas says

        August 31, 2020 at 11:11 am

        Can sugar he added to to the process to make it sweeter?

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      • Donna Frye says

        October 4, 2021 at 8:57 am

        I have a Mediterranean fig will that have same results as your fig vodka

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  10. Cory says

    November 13, 2019 at 1:41 pm

    Can I use vanilla extract instead? If so, how much should I use?

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  11. Maureen Devers Wilson says

    September 6, 2020 at 8:33 am

    When do you add the vanilla bean?

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    • Jessica Pinney says

      September 6, 2020 at 9:49 am

      Hi Maureen, you add them in step #2 where it says to “add all ingredients” to your mason jar(s).

      Reply
  12. Brenda Schillaci says

    September 29, 2022 at 9:43 am

    I’m making this recipe but am using dried figs. Do you think it will be ok?

    Reply

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