Name: Spiced baked figs with ginger mascarpone
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 figs halved; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp clear honey; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp orange juice; 2 star anise; shortbread fingers, to serve; 1 ball stem ginger very finely chopped; 1 tbsp ginger syrup from the jar; ½ a 250g tub mascarpone

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Spiced baked figs with ginger mascarpone

Spiced baked figs with ginger mascarpone

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 3 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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8 figs

halved
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp clear honey
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp orange juice
2 star anise
shortbread

fingers, to serve

For the ginger mascarpone

1 ball stem ginger

very finely chopped
1 tbsp ginger

syrup from the jar
½ a 250g tub mascarpone

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal327
fat21g
saturates2g
carbs33g
sugars32g
fibre2g
protein3g
salt0.22g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Lay the figs in an ovenproof roasting dish, dot over the butter and drizzle with honey. Sprinkle over the sugar and cinnamon, then pour over the orange juice and mix lightly. Nestle the star anise amongst the figs and roast for 15-20 minutes.
step 2

When ready to serve, mix the ginger and syrup through the mascarpone. Place 4 fig halves, drizzled with syrup, on a plate with a dollop of mascarpone and some shortbread fingers.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2009

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