Best Spiced Baked Figs With Ginger Mascarpone Recipes

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BAKED FIGS WITH CHOPPED PISTACHIOS IN MASCARPONE



Baked Figs with Chopped Pistachios in Mascarpone image

Provided by Danny Boome

Categories     dessert

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pound fresh figs
1 teaspoon honey
8 ounces mascarpone
1/2 pound unsalted pistachios (shelled)
Ground cinnamon and grated dark chocolate, garnish

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • For each fig, cut a cross over the stem end, just deep enough to gently squeeze the fig open. Place on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the honey and mascarpone in a bowl. Coarsely chop the pistachio nuts, and then add them to the bowl. Remove figs from the oven. Place on a serving plate and top with mascarpone mixture. Garnish with cinnamon and grated dark chocolate.

FRESH FIGS WITH MASCARPONE AND WARM SPICED HONEY



Fresh Figs with Mascarpone and Warm Spiced Honey image

This healthy dessert utilizes fresh figs -- a nutrient-rich fruit popular in Europe and brought to California in the late 18th Century by Spanish Franciscan missionaries.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 7

8 small (or 4 large) fresh, ripe figs, stems trimmed, halved lengthwise
1/3 cup mascarpone, softened
1/3 cup mild honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
4 sprigs fresh mint

Steps:

  • Arrange the figs cut-side up among four plates. Use the back of a teaspoon to gently press into the center of the flesh and create a small indentation.
  • Add a dollop of mascarpone to the center of each fig half and set plates aside.
  • Place honey and spices in a small heat-proof bowl and set over a pan with simmering water. Cook over medium heat, whisking to blend, until the honey is liquefied and warm, 1 to 2 minutes. Drizzle honey over each fig, garnish plates with mint sprigs, and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 230 g, Fat 9 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 2 g

FIG AND GINGERED MASCARPONE NAPOLEONS



Fig and Gingered Mascarpone Napoleons image

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 1/4 hr

Yield Makes 7 napoleons

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 frozen puff pastry sheet (from a 17 1/4-oz package), thawed
26 firm-ripe fresh figs (1 1/2 lb)
1 cup mascarpone cheese (8 1/2 oz)
1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger, or to taste
2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
Confectioners sugar for dusting

Steps:

  • Roll out pastry with a floured rolling pin on a lightly floured surface into a 15- by 12-inch rectangle (3/4 inch thick) and trim edges. Halve pastry lengthwise with a pastry wheel or large knife to form 2 (15- by 6-inch) strips. Cut each strip crosswise into 7 equal rectangles (for a total of 14). Arrange rectangles in 1 layer on 2 large baking sheets and chill 20 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • While pastry is chilling, trim and chop 4 figs and stir together with mascarpone, ginger, sugar, and vanilla. Chill filling, covered.
  • Cover pastry rectangles on 1 baking sheet with an inverted large metal cooling rack to lightly weight them, then bake in upper third of oven until golden and cooked through, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove rack carefully and transfer baked pastry to another rack to cool completely. Bake remaining rectangles, weighted with rack (make sure it's cooled), in same manner.
  • While pastry is baking, cut remaining figs lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
  • Spread filling over 7 pastry rectangles and top with half of sliced figs, overlapping them. Dust with confectioners sugar. Cover figs with remaining pastry rectangles and top with remaining figs, overlapping them. Dust with confectioners sugar.

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