I saw some fresh figs at the supermarket the other day, and I wouldn’t usually buy them but they were just 19p each so I couldn’t resist.
I don’t actually think I’ve ever tried a fresh fig before, only the dried ones, so I was interested to see what I could make with them. I decided to do a simple dessert that used the entire fig rather than a cake or tart or something.
Firstly, I found the only covered baking vessel that I have (and reminded myself that I could probably do with a larger one..). I sliced the fig in a cross down the centre, but not all the way to the bottom, and opened them up (like a flower). I then crushed up some hazelnuts and sprinkled them on top of the figs. A good squirt of honey on each fig, alongside a few drops of natural vanilla essence and the prep was almost done. I then just threw in a cinnamon stick, put the lid on the dish and bunged it in the oven at 170ºC for about 30 minutes.
The figs turned super squishy and took on a slight taste of the cinnamon, the juices from the figs had mixed with the vanilla & honey and started to make a syrup in the bottom of the dish. I poured this syrup into a pan and reduced it futher until it was nice and sticky.
The figs were then served on their own with this syrup poured on top, if I’d had any I’d have put a dollop of greek yogurt on the top too!
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Y-u-m! Those figs look amazing!
They were super yummy :D
yuum, I think I’m going to try this out. ^^
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