43 Fig Recipes for Sweet and Savory Favorites
The great thing about fig recipes is they can go either way. They add a nutty, grounding note to tarts, cakes, and ice cream, but they contribute a lovely sweetness to plates of pork, duck, and lamb. If you're lucky enough to have a fig tree nearby, you'll need all the recipes below to make it through your harvest. Not so lucky? There are some dried fig recipes in the list below, too.
Photo by Alex Lau2/43Figs with Bacon and Chile
These figs with bacon are sweet, salty, sticky, and bright—just the thing for a one-bite appetizer.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell4/43Pork Chops With Fig and Grape Agrodolce
Fresh figs and grapes cooked in balsamic vinegar and honey make a wonderful sweet and sour sauce for pork chops in this fancy-feeling fall dinner.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi5/43Figs-in-a-Blanket With Goat Cheese
Vegetarians deserve the fun of pigs-in-a-blanket, too. This version has spicy, honey-glazed figs and creamy goat cheese, all baked in puff pastry.
Photo by Alex Lau8/43Cranberry Chutney With Orange, Figs, and Mustard
Here's a fig recipe for your Thanksgiving table. Feel free to use frozen cranberries, too.
Photo by Christopher Testani10/43Fig-Braised Chicken With Spiced Walnuts
Dried figs are the key to this luscious chicken dinner. Served with spicy toasted walnuts and smothered in a sweet and silky sauce, this dish is sure to become a family favorite.
