The Crisper Whisperer: The World's Second-Easiest Fig Dessert

Name: The Crisper Whisperer: The World's Second-Easiest Fig Dessert
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 perfectly ripe fresh figs; 59 milliliters honey, for drizzling (you wont use it all); 1 vanilla pod

The Crisper Whisperer: The World's Second-Easiest Fig Dessert is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal dessert. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 140 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat. If you have perfectly figs, honey, vanilla pod, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 10 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the broiler (on low, if you have a choice), with the top rack about six inches below the heat source.

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Broiler

Cut each fig in half from stem end to base. You'll be broiling the figs cut-side up, so if your figs aren't symmetrical, try to make the cut such that you'll have as stable a base as possible on the uncut side. Arrange the fig halves cut side up on a baking sheet.

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Base

Figs

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Baking Sheet

Slice open the vanilla bean with a paring knife and scrape out the seeds with the tip of the knife.

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Vanilla Bean

Seeds

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Knife

Spread a bit of seeds on the cut side of each fig half. You don't need a lot to get a great vanilla flavor.

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Vanilla

Spread

Seeds

Figs

Drizzle the cut side of each fig half lightly with honey. Again, you don't need too much.

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Honey

Figs

Place the pan on the top rack of the oven and broil for a few minutes, until the tops of the figs are bubbly and very lightly browned. (It takes about five minutes in my oven, but broilers vary substantially.)

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Figs

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Oven

Frying Pan