Fig Tablet

Name: Fig Tablet
Yield: Makes about 1.3 kg/3 lb
Ingredients: 100 g/3¾ oz/⅔ cups dried figs, chopped; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup full-fat (whole) milk; 50 g/2 oz/¼ cup unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 900 g/2 lb/4½ cups caster (superfine) or granulated (white) sugar; 900 g/2 lb/4½ cups caster (superfine) or granulated (white) sugar; 1 vanilla pod (bean); 1 vanilla pod (bean)

Preparation info

Makes about
1.3
kg

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

This recipe has a wonderful texture: fudgy tablet bursting with fig seeds and vanilla seeds. Tablet works well with any dried fruit, but this particular combination is lovely. Try dried apricots or prunes, if you like. Do not use fresh figs, as they hold too much juice and the tablet will not set properly.

Ingredients

100 g/3¾ oz/⅔ cups dried figs, chopped
150

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Grease a 20cm/8in square baking tin (pan) or 23cm/9in square baking dish and line with baking parchment.
Place the chopped figs in a small bowl and cover with about 50ml/2fl oz/¼ cup boiling water. Set them aside to soak for about 30 minutes.

Energy 4223kcal/17946kJ; Protein 12.9g; Carbohydrate 996.3g, of which sugars 996.3g; Fat 48.2g, of which saturates 30.6g; Cholesterol 136mg; Calcium 887mg; Fibre 6.9g; Sodium 569mg