Honey Baked Figs With Ice Cream Fruit And Ice Cream Dessert Recipes

Ingredients

12 fresh figs

1 1/2 tsp. olive oil

4 tsp. honey

2 tbsp. cold butter

2 tbsp. water

1 pt. vanilla ice cream

Preparation

Step 1Heat the oven to 425°F. Cut the stems off the figs. Rub the oil over the figs and put them in a baking pan, stem-side up. Cut a cross in the top of each fig, cutting almost to the bottom.Step 2Drizzle the honey over the figs. Top each one with a piece of the butter. Bake the figs until they open up like flowers, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven.Step 3Put the figs on plates, add the water to the pan, return the pan to the oven for 1 minute, and then stir to make a sauce. Drizzle the sauce over the warm figs and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side.Step 4Variations: Sprinkle one-half cup chopped walnuts or pistachios over the figs after the first seven minutes of cooking.