Fig recipes

Our collection of fig recipes include ideas for both fresh figs – with their sticky, jammy texture – and super sweet dried figs. Plus, they work well in both sweet and savoury dishes.

Try our sticky fig pudding, fig and pistachio friands, fig and burrata pizza or our stunning franginpane fig tart for a crowd.

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Zabaione with hazelnuts and figs

Autumn dessert recipes

Zabaione with hazelnuts and figs

Through the alchemy of heat and whisking, eggs, sugar and sweet wine are transformed into the silky cloud of loveliness known as zabaione.

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Barbecued aubergine and figs with pickled apricot salsa

Alternative barbecue recipes

Barbecued aubergine and figs with pickled apricot salsa

You need to know about this barbecued aubergine and fig dish from Helen Graves, which comes with a pickled apricot and harissa salsa. It's the dream dish for a vegetarian barbecue.

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Honeyed figs with crème fraîche and sesame brittle

Fig recipes

Honeyed figs with crème fraîche and sesame brittle

Sticky sweet figs in herbal honey meet soothing crème fraîche in this effortless dessert perfect for late summer and early autumn. The chunks of sesame brittle add nutty crunch.

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Barbecued mackerel wrapped in fig leaves with pickled figs

Alternative barbecue recipes

Barbecued mackerel wrapped in fig leaves with pickled figs

This barbecued mackerel is wrapped in fig leaves, but preserved vine leaves work well too. The picked figs cut through the oily richness of the mackerel perfectly.

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Fig and hazelnut cake

Fig recipes

Fig and hazelnut cake

This fig cake is almost like a large disc of cooked hazelnut marzipan with the added bonus of fresh figs. Serve with ice cream or crème fraîche.

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Fig leaf ice cream

Fig recipes

Fig leaf ice cream

Fig leaves are a wonderful ingredient, and they impart such a heady figginess to this delicious ice cream. It can be served simply with fresh figs, but is even better with a slice of our fig and hazelnut cake.

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Beef carpaccio salad with fresh figs

Recipes that will make you excited for autumn

Beef carpaccio salad with fresh figs

This simple but mighty beef carpaccio salad makes the most of sweet ripe figs, and it looks really special on the table.

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Fig and goat’s cheese sweet tartlets

Fig recipes

Fig and goat’s cheese sweet tartlets

These fig and goats cheese tartlets are a twist on cheesecake, featuring oats and seeds in the crunchy base and a lightly sweetened goat’s cheese on top.

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Gruyère and pastrami toasties with chilli fig jam

Toastie recipes

Gruyère and pastrami toasties with chilli fig jam

Preserve the figgy goodness in this chilli fig jam - the perfect accompaniment to these pastrami toasties. The recipe makes enough to use with other dishes such as grilled fish or chicken.

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Party-size fig frangipane tart with stem ginger custard

Christmas baking recipes

Party-size fig frangipane tart with stem ginger custard

For a crowd-pleasing dessert that's bursting with festive flavours, look no further than this fig frangipane tart. It's as delicious as it is beautiful.

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Baked figs with blue cheese and balsamic

Fig recipes

Baked figs with blue cheese and balsamic

A simple starter consisting of sweet figs wrapped in salty parma ham, topped with blue cheese and balsamic and then baked until gorgeously sticky. 

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Grilled whole halloumi with fig jam

Fig recipes

Grilled whole halloumi with fig jam

The heavenly combination of salty halloumi with fig jam, sweet and sticky honey and fresh basil is one that never gets old.

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Sticky fig and caramel pudding

Proper pudding recipes

Sticky fig and caramel pudding

A decadently moist fig sponge sits in a pool of caramel sauce in this toffee-like pudding. Serve with tart crème fraîche to cut through the sweetness. 

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Fig and seville marmalade breakfast buns

Sweet bread recipes

Fig and seville marmalade breakfast buns

Gill Meller shares with us the recipe for his signature breakfast buns that are filled with sweet dates and tangy seville orange marmalade.

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Fig and orange garibaldi petticoat tails

Biscuit recipes

Fig and orange garibaldi petticoat tails

Try making Debbie Major's classic garibaldi biscuits first, then give this fig and orange version a go for an aromatic twist.

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Fig tarte tatin

Tarte tatin recipes

Fig tarte tatin

Apples are not the only fruit. This fig tarte tatin by Three Girls Cook is flavoured with brandy, cinnamon and vanilla for a sweet, sticky, warming dessert.

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