It’s always a bit sad when fig season comes to an end. This year it seemed especially brief but I’m not sure if it actually was or if I’m just being a big fig-loving baby! So to celebrate the season before it passes, here is just a simple roasted fig recipe stuffed with soft, crumbly goat cheese and drizzled with lavender and thyme infused honey. The infused honey makes this recipe a little more fragrant and delicious and is definitely worth the extra few minutes to make. If you have some fig recipes near and dear to your heart, please share them with us! There can never be enough uses for figs!
As a side note, a family member recently asked me what figs taste like and wondered if they were similar to prunes (yuck!). I told her that the best way I can describe a good fig is that it has a slightly seedy, soft, full-mouth feeling with a deep and subtle honey flavor. What do you think? How would you describe figs?
- ¼ cup honey
- 3-4 fresh thyme sprigs
- ½ teaspoon dried lavender flowers
- 2 pints fresh figs
- goat cheese
- pomegranate seeds
- Heat honey in a pan over very low heat until warm and add thyme and lavender. Let "steep".
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Quarter figs without cutting all the way through to the bottom, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Stuff with goat cheese and roast in oven for 12 minutes until soft.
- Drizzle infused honey over figs, top with pomegranate seeds, and serve.
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Pic looks like pomegranate seeds are included…am I missing them in ingredient list?
Hi SeaSea! I threw those on because they’re delicious and I had some. Not at all necessary to the recipe:) Enjoy!!
Can I use dates instead of figs?
Sorry I totally missed your comment! I’ve never used dates instead of figs because they’re just so much sweeter. I’m sure it would be delicious but you may have to decrease the roasting time and I’d omit the honey to prevent it from getting overly sweet due to the natural sweetness of the dates. Let us know how it turns out if you give it a whirl!
Thank you so much for this making recipe! We can’t wait to serve it to our guests tonight, along with other tapas treats – and a great bottle of Spanish wine!
Stupid dictation. I meant ‘amazing’, not ‘making’….
What kind of honey would you recommend?
Hi Marie! Any type of lighter raw honey is perfect!
Hi– about how many figs are in two pints? In other words, how many servings does this make? Having a big tapas party and will need to male lots!!!
Hi Nori! I find it really depends on where you buy them and how big the figs are. When I get figs at the store they’re usually sold by the pound so I just load up the pints, but at the Farmers’ Market the pints are already put together. I’d estimate maybe around 7 figs give or take per pint. I just always make what seems to be a crazy amount and they always disappear FAST! Hope you have a great party!!!
Nice yummy appetizer and easy to make! Loved it!
So glad to hear it, Carol! 🙂
We are recipe testing this weekend for our upcoming Christmas Bash. This is on the list!
Excellent! Hope you loved them:)
Can I prepare them on the night before?
Hi Teresa, I’d say they are probably best fresh but I’m sure they’d still taste very good prepared and refrigerated.
We have something similar to this at a local restaurant. They used maple syrup instead of honey, and it was sublime. Now that I have this recipe, I will likely give it a try.
Oooooooh I’ll try it with maple syrup. Funny how honey and maple syrup make a COMPLETELY different flavor profile. Hope you love it! Cheers!
These look delicious! What type of goat cheese did you use? Feta? Chevre? A hard goat cheese? Also, I’ve never seen lavender in stores. I’ll check Whole Foods, but if they don’t have it, is there a substitution that might work?
Hi Denise! I use Chevre soft goat cheese. I’m betting Whole Foods will have lavender. I usually buy it online. Even Amazon has tons of options for dried lavender flowers. I can’t think of any substitutions off-hand as lavender is such a distinctive flavor. Of you can’t find lavender at all, I’d probably go with a totally different flavor profile with rosemary. I hope you like the recipe!!! Cheers!
Cool! Thanks for your quick reply. I’m going to a wine tasting and tapas party tonight, and I think this recipe will be perfect. Have a great day!
HI, This sounds delicious. Where do i get dried lavender flowers from?????
Hi there! Dried lavender flowers are readily available on amazon and include organic options. Health food stores often sell them in bags too (like Whole Foods in the U.S.) but online is the easiest way to source them. There is usually someone selling them at our farmers’ markets here too. I’ve used this brand with great success but I’m sure amazon has any UK options too!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BTNMGHG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1
Thank you X
Absolutely:)