What can you make out of figs?

Question

I have a tree so I get tons of them, but I don't like them plain very much. Does anybody have a recipe for something that tastes good?

Answer 1

you are soooo lucky!
You can make marmelades/jams/preserves, tarts, cookies, cakes, breads. You can also use figs in savory dishes that call for raisins, you can also poach them. Enjoy!

Here is a recipe for Stuffed Figs:

INGREDIENTS:
8 fresh figs
1/2 cup goat cheese, softened
8 grape leaves, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup honey
skewers

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat grill for medium heat.
Make a small incision in the bottom of each fig (large enough to hold pastry bag tip). Place goat cheese in pastry bag with plain tip. Fill figs with goat cheese by squeezing a small amount of cheese into the bottom of each fig. The figs will plump up when filled. Wrap each fig with a grape leaf, and skewer 2 to 3 figs on each skewer.
Lightly oil the grill grate. Place fig skewers on hot grill. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, turning once. Drizzle with honey, and serve.

Answer 2

I LOVE FIGS!!

EMERIL's FRESH FIG UPSIDE DOWN CAKE with Hazelnut Ice Cream

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Yield: 12 servings

1 1/2 pounds fresh figs, stemmed and quartered
1 cup granulated sugar
6 ounces butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Pinch salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
Hazelnut Ice Cream


Preheat oven 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, toss the figs with the sugar. In a hot cast iron skillet, melt 1/2 stick of the butter. Saute the figs for 2 minutes. For the batter: In a mixing bowl, cream the remaining stick of butter and brown sugar. Stir in the eggs 1 at a time. Sift the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Combine vanilla and milk. Add the flour mixture and milk to the egg mixture. Mix well. Pour the cake batter evenly over the figs. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and pulls away slightly from the edges of the skillet. Cool for about 30 minutes, then invert over a large platter. Cut into individual servings and serve with a scoop of ice cream.

Hazelnut Ice Cream: 1 1/2 cups hazelnuts 4 cups half-and-half 1 cup granulated sugar 6 egg yolks

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the hazelnuts on the baking sheet and roast until golden, about 4 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely. Roughly chop the nuts and set aside. In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine the half-and-half and sugar. Bring to a simmer. In a small mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks until smooth. Add 1 cup of the hot liquid to the egg yolks and whisk until smooth. Add the yolk mixture to the saucepan of liquid and whisk until incorporated. Bring the liquid back to simmer and continue to cook for 4 to 6 minutes or until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Pour the mixture into a glass bowl and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the mixture. This will prevent a skin from forming while cooling. Cool the mixture completely. Stir in the nuts. Process the mixture in an ice cream machine. Yield: about 1 quart of ice cream

Answer 3

Fig newtons

Answer 4

I had a yummy dish made with a crumb crust and cinnamon. It was really good.

Answer 5

stuff them with blue cheese. it sounds gross, but the combo is GREAT!!!!