Baked Figs in Port

Hey Jude's Note:

I haven't tried this dish, and other than fig newtons, am not really familiar with this fruit. I'm submitting this for my fig-loving friends! Recipe is from the Chicago Sun-Times.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 18 fresh figs
• ½ cup port wine
• 3 tablespoons honey (or a bit more)
• fresh red raspberries (to garnish) (optional)
• ½ cup whipping cream , whipped with a little sugar (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Prick each fig with a fork in a few places and place them in a single layer standing on end in a shallow baking dish.
3. Pour wine over.
4. Bake, basting often with wine, until figs are puffed and tender, 25-30 minutes.
5. To serve, arrange 3 figs in a serving dish.
6. Spoon a little of the wine over and drizzle each serving with 1/2 teaspoon of honey, or more, to taste.
7. Garnish with raspberries and pass the whipped cream.

Reviews

[Rita~]

Fruit of the Gods! What more can I say! I also topped these with pan fried walnuts and ice cream. Just had to the devil made me do it.

[Irmgard]

This recipe rates high marks for taste and ease of preparation but we had a really hard time eating it. We couldn't cut through the skins of the figs with the side of a teaspoon so ended up eating them with a knife and fork! I think next time I will cut the figs into wedges before baking them.

[Angela UAE]

I left the figs in the port for a couple of hours before I baked them and I have to confess used about 3x the quantity of port recommended in the recipe - the figs were delicious and were well complimented by the raspberries and cream - mmm!