Baked Figs with Grand Marnier and Whipped Cream

Name: Baked Figs with Grand Marnier and Whipped Cream
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 fresh figs; 59 milliliters Grand Marnier or other orange-flavored liqueur; 237 milliliters chilled heavy cream; 79 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters water

Baked Figs with Grand Marnier and Whipped Cream might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 284 calories, 2g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up water, grand marnier, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300°F.

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Prick bottom of each fig several times and stand figs in a buttered 9- to 10-inch flameproof gratin dish or ovenproof skillet.

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Figs

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle figs with 1/3 cup sugar, then add water to dish.

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Sugar

Water

Figs

Bake figs in middle of oven, basting twice with pan juices, until tender, about 30 minutes.

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Figs

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Frying Pan

Transfer dish to stovetop, then add 1/4 cup Grand Marnier and bring to a boil over moderately high heat.

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Grand Marnier

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Remove from heat and carefully ignite pan juices. After flames subside, juices should be syrupy. If pan juices are too thin, transfer figs to a shallow serving bowl, then boil juices until syrupy and slightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes, and pour over figs.

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Figs

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