If this recipe isn’t what you’re looking for, there are other links below it for candied fruits - maybe one of those will be The One? Good Luck!
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/819/Candied-Figs110272.shtml
This recipe sounds good too. I’ll probably try something like this with the second picking of figs. My neighbors went out of town for a week so I get all the figs while they’re gone! :)