Bacon-wrapped Figs with Gorgonzola and Sage

Name: Bacon-wrapped Figs with Gorgonzola and Sage
Ingredients: 6 ripe figs, trimmed; 75 g Gorgonzola, roughly chopped or crumbled; 6 sage leaves, each torn in half; 6 rashers streaky smoked bacon; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 cocktail sticks

Preparation info

Serves
6

Appears in

Seasonal Snacks

By Gabriella English

Published 2026

About

Think of these as a super-charged riff on devils on horseback, using the last of the season’s figs in place of the traditional prune. Make sure that your bacon wrapping is securely fixed to prevent too much melted Gorgonzola from leaking out.

Ingredients

6 ripe figs, trimmed
75 g Gorgonzola, roughly chopped or crumbled
6 sage leaves,

Snack
Gluten-free
November

Method

Soak the cocktail sticks in cold water for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan and line a baking tray with baking paper.

Put the figs upright on a chopping board and cut a cross into them, making sure not to cut all the way through to the base. Carefully open them u