Spiced Figs

Name: Spiced Figs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp clear honey; 1 cinnamon stick; vanilla ice cream or crème fraîche, to serve; 1 tsp lemon juice (optional); 24 dried figs; 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways, or ½ tsp vanilla extract; 110 g/3¾ oz/heaped ½ cup soft light brown sugar; 150 ml/5 fl oz/scant ⅔ cup apple juice; a pinch of ground cloves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

I Love My Slow Cooker

By Beverly LeBlanc

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

150 ml/5 fl oz/scant ⅔ cup apple juice
110

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Put the apple juice, brown sugar and honey in the slow cooker. Stir until the sugar and honey dissolve, then add the cinnamon stick, cloves and vanilla pod.

Cover the cooker with the lid and cook on HIGH for 45 minutes. Add the figs, re-cover and cook for a further 30 minutes until they are soft but holding their shape. Serve the figs hot with scoops of ice cream.

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