Cook Time
20 min
Yields
4 servings
Delicious baked figs surrounded by mascarpone, nuts and honey all topped off with mouthwatering chocolate bark.
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ingredients
Honey and Nut Baked Figs with
8
large figs, not overly ripe
8
Tbsp chopped walnuts
8
Tbsp slivered almonds
8
Tbsp chopped pistachios
4
Tbsp wildflower honey
½
cup mascarpone cheese
2
Tbsp brown sugar
1
tsp vanilla
Juice and zest of one orange
Chocolate fig bark, recipe to follow
Chocolate Fig Bark
8
oz very good semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
8
oz very good bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1
cup roasted chopped nuts, pistachio and almonds
1
cup chopped dried figs
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directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375F. Cut an x in the top of each of the figs, to open them up.
Step 2
In a small mixing bowl, cream the mascarpone cheese with the brown sugar, vanilla and orange. Divide the mascarpone onto dessert plates. Place the warm stuffed figs on top and garnish each plate with the chocolate bark.
Step 3
Melt the 2 chocolates in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water.