Best Fresh Fig Compote Recipes

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ZURIE'S FRESH FIG COMPOTE OVER CREAM CHEESE



Zurie's Fresh Fig Compote Over Cream Cheese image

This is a great way to use up some fresh figs. It is such an easy and popular appetizer in our home. We serve this with buttery crackers.

Provided by Delish Nutrish

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Dips and Spreads Recipes     Cheese Dips and Spreads Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

⅔ cup brown sugar
¼ cup water
1 pinch salt
2 cups fresh figs, stemmed and quartered
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

Steps:

  • Heat a saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar, water, salt, and figs. Cook and stir until sugar has dissolved and figs have softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract. Cool for 5 minutes.
  • Place cream cheese on a platter; pour fig mixture over cream cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.7 calories, Carbohydrate 20.6 g, Cholesterol 30.8 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 86.9 mg, Sugar 18.6 g

FRESH FIG COMPOTE



Fresh Fig Compote image

My mom and dad have a huge fig tree in their backyard. Here is one of their many fig recipes they have collected over the years.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories     Breakfast

Time 27m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup sugar
6 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
8 fresh figs, peeled and halved
3 tablespoons Curacao (not the blue kind)

Steps:

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, add the sugar, water, orange juice, and orance zest; stir to combine.
  • Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add in the figs and cook for about 2 minutes or until soft, turn once.
  • Add curacao and stir to mix.
  • Cool and serve in sherbert dishes.

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