Baked honey figs with toasted almonds and vanilla cream

Name: Baked honey figs with toasted almonds and vanilla cream
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 25g butter, plus extra for greasing; 8 large, ripe figs, halved lengthways; 2 tbsp demerara sugar; 2 tbsp runny honey; Grated zest of 1 orange and a squeeze of juice; 200ml extra-thick double cream; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 75g toasted flaked almonds

Portion size: Serves 4
Hands on time 15 mins
Difficulty: easy

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Ready in just 15 minutes, this is a delicious and speedy dessert recipe for midweek entertaining.

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Ingredients

25g butter, plus extra for greasing
8 large, ripe figs, halved lengthways
2 tbsp demerara sugar
2 tbsp runny honey
Grated zest of 1 orange and a squeeze of juice
200ml extra-thick double cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
75g toasted flaked almonds

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Method

Preheat the oven to 200°c/fan 180°c/gas 6. Butter a medium ovenproof dish and place the figs, cut-side up, in it. Place a dot of butter in the middle of each fig half, then scatter with the sugar.
In a small bowl, mix the honey, orange juice and half the orange zest, then drizzle over the figs. Place the figs in the oven and bake them for 15 minutes until sticky and soft.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, lightly whip the cream with the vanilla, then spoon into a bowl and sprinkle with remaining orange zest.
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Divide the figs and syrup among serving bowls and sprinkle with the toasted flaked almonds. Serve while warm with a generous dollop of the vanilla cream.