Figs with Honey-Yogurt Cream

Name: Figs with Honey-Yogurt Cream
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons aniseed; 2 cinnamon sticks; 473 milliliters 12 ounces dried Calimyrna figs, stemmed, quartered (about; 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin; 59 milliliters honey; 2 lemons; 79 milliliters orange blossom honey; 3 oranges; 750 milliliters red Zinfandel; 355 milliliters plain whole-milk yogurt (preferably organic); 177 milliliters sugar; 355 milliliters chilled whipping cream

One serving contains 551 calories, 7g of protein, and 22g of fat. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. If you have whole-milk yogurt, lemons, orange blossom honey, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Using vegetable peeler, cut off peel from 2 oranges (orange part only) and from 1 lemon (yellow part only).

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Orange

Lemon

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Place peels in heavy large saucepan. Juice oranges and lemons.

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Orange

Lemon

Juice

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Sauce Pan

Add 1 cup orange juice and 1/4 cup lemon juice to same pan (reserve any remaining juices for another use).

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Frying Pan

Add red Zinfandel, sugar, honey, and spices and bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.

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Add dried figs; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until figs are tender and mixture is reduced to 3 1/2 cups, about 1 hour.

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Figs

Transfer to bowl; cover and chill at least 6 hours. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep chilled.)

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Whisk plain whole-milk yogurt and orange blossom honey in medium bowl to blend; set aside.

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Yogurt

Honey

Milk

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Whisk

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Place 1/4 cup chilled whipping cream in small cup; sprinkle unflavored gelatin over.

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Unflavored Gelatin

Whipping Cream

Let stand until gelatin softens and absorbs all of whipping cream, about 15 minutes.

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Whipping Cream

Gelatin

Bring 1/2 cup whipping cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.

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Whipping Cream

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Add softened gelatin mixture and stir until gelatin dissolves completely, about 1 minute (do not boil).

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Gelatin

Remove from heat. Gradually stir in remaining 3/4 cup whipping cream.

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Whipping Cream

Whisk cream mixture into yogurt mixture. Divide yogurt-cream mixture among six 3/4-cup custard cups or ramekins. Refrigerate yogurt creams until set, at least 4 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep yogurt creams refrigerated.)

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Cream

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Whisk

Cut around yogurt creams to loosen. Turn out onto plates; surround with figs and syrup and serve.

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Syrup

Figs

Adding softened gelatin to hot cream makes it easier to dissolve. To be sure it is fully dissolved, turn over the spoon or spatula that you are stirring with and run a finger over the hot cream mixture. You should not feel or see any gelatin granules.

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Gelatin

Cream

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