I've seen many foreign bloggers who use fresh figs in their recipes and I always wonder what's the taste like as I've never tried fresh figs before. I was very happy and excited when I saw fresh figs for the first time at the Fairprice supermarket last week. Without second thought, I just grabbed two punnets home and immediately cut two figs to taste it... mmm... they were soft and sweet. OK... what am I going to do with the rest? Definitely not going to eat them up like that! So I quickly googled for fresh fig recipes and found one at The Sophisticated Gourmet. The recipe was easy-peasy, not much preparation needed and I also made some raspberry sauce to go along with it. I really love the end result ~ the golden flaky pastry, natural sweetness and juicy of the fresh figs and raspberry sauce, the combination was so wonderful ~ simply perfect for our afternoon tea!
Fig Tart with Raspberry Sauce
- Ingredients: serves 4
4 pcs Frozen puff pastry, size 4 inch square (place frozen puff pastry in the chiller for few
hours before use)
some coarse sugar
80g Frozen raspberries
20g Sugar or add to your taste
- Cut fresh fig into half (remove stem), then slice to 3 wedges at each side.
- Place the frozen puff pastry on baking sheet. Prick holes in pastry with a fork and sprinkle some coarse sugar over it. Place cut figs on the pastry and bake at preheated oven at 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
- In a small pot boil frozen raspberries and sugar together and stir over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, mash raspberries with a metal spoon. Leave aside.
- To serve, place fig tart on serving plate with some raspberry sauce. You may strain the raspberries sauce through a fine sieve or leave it as it is.
awesome tart n best part is easy to make too ...gorgeous party treat
ReplyDeleteSuper Yummy Recipes
Have a try :)
DeleteTake one for breakfast
ReplyDeleteI never try the fresh fig too... :P
hi,,very nice tart,,would like to give a trial,,
ReplyDeletekindli can let me know where to buy ready puff
pastry here,,thanks---
You can buy the ready frozen puff pastry at most supermarkets or Phoon Huat.
Deletewow... looks so delicious, i will try out this if i manage to find fig in supermarket or wet market... love this simple n easy recipe... thanks for sharing Ann...
ReplyDeleteKaren, Hope you get find figs soon at your side :)
Deletesimply so gorgeous! your bakes are always a feast for the eyes!
ReplyDeletehmm, yum yum, the fresh fig tasted even better after baked ho..
ReplyDelete每次买的无花果，还来不及做任何东西，就被我吃进肚子里头了，呵呵！
ReplyDeleteCass, 我昨天又赶快买了两包，因为好像很快要没货了。
DeleteI never knew we could find figs locally, I shall look for them. I too have always admired the gorgeous bakes made by bloggers overseas using figs. They have such a lovely colour, like in your tarts. I am sure it is very delicious too.
ReplyDeleteAnn, what I love about the fresh figs is they are sweet but not too sweet. This is a clever & easy way to make a delicious & pretty looking dessert! I went to the library to borrow 3 cookbooks yesterday & I actually saw the same version of dessert but using apricot. Figs are very expensive now & it isn't the apricot season yet but I'll definitely try this in the future!
ReplyDeleteJessie, I'm going to make this again on the weekend because it can be ready within 30 mins and everybody loves it. Will also make some with peach too :)
Delete哇～新鲜的无花果我没吃过叻(^.^)
ReplyDelete下次等我做了请你吃啦！
Delete卖相很棒：）
ReplyDelete感谢你的步骤图：）
不客气！你可以随便拿 ：）
DeleteSounds delicious and it's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to use figs more often - it has such a natural sweetness.
ReplyDeleteLooks very beautiful, Ann.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pastry, Ann! They look so enticing. I love fresh figs though they're not the easiest fruits to find in KL! I think the only times I've eaten them is at a hotel buffet.
ReplyDeleteThank you :) Wonder how the figs prepared in the buffet.
Delete无花果我还没吃过，不过最近我看pasar看到本地无花果好大粒噢！好像冬瓜那么大有点夸张叻！
ReplyDelete哈哈。。。是真的无花果吗？ 我们平时买干的都很小粒，下次记得拍照 0-0
DeleteAiyo, I love love love figs. This fig tart I. "sapu ka liao" can or not. Haha..... This tart looks so appealing and really ....it is beautiful and it does well compliments with raspberry sauce...yum yum
ReplyDeleteLi Shuan, can lah, bake fresh one for you! When can you come? :D
DeleteA very enticing dessert indeed. Love the way it look. Love to eat it.
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Thanks Jaymie :)
Deletefigs , i love to have that especially the sweetness inside.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tarts!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous desserts , Ann ! A feast for the senses ! :D
ReplyDeleteI can't take my eyes off your pictures, Ann! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteso simple and yet so appealing. yeah i see figs selling here also..
ReplyDeleteThese look absolutely gorgeous! Wonderful shots Ann. When i was living in Australia, we used to have fresh figs when in season, they taste great dont they! Nothing like those dried or packaged ones. I think its also one of the superfoods too. Love this recipe, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteEsther, you're most welcome :) I really love this figs a lot and baked the second time yesterday.
DeleteHi Ann,
ReplyDeleteLove your fresh fig tarts very much.
They are simple and easy to prepare and yet are so tasty. Have great weekend!
mui..^^
Thank you Mui Mui. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead.
DeleteLooks yummy! I love figs a lot and they are great for baking!
ReplyDeletevibrant color the tart has, Ann! looks so yummy, too!
ReplyDeleteThe tarts are beautiful Ann! I never know what to do with figs, but I would love it if these were sitting in front of me! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Lyndsey, this is my first time trying figs and they are very delicious. You want me to pass you some :D
DeleteThat looks delicious and amazing Ann! I'm always amazed at the difference between fresh and dried figs but would always prefer the first! Too bad they are hard to come by and such a short season!
ReplyDeleteSimone, We always used the dried figs for boiling soup and I definitely love to try more on bakes with the fresh figs too.
DeleteThey look so yummy & healthy... i love fresh figs so much when I was in England. They are so sweet & soft to taste. Must try to buy some here. Thanks for your awesome pictures. Make my mouth watering.... haha
ReplyDeleteThank you JoJo! Hope you try this easy recipe.
DeleteLove the presentation! I have tasted fig jam but I have yet to try the fresh fruit. For some reason I am not seeing it at the grocery stores. Hopefully they will bring some in next year.
ReplyDeleteI've not seen fig jam before. Will check at Mark and Spencer, they might have it.
DeleteThis looks amazing!
ReplyDeletethis looks not only amazing but also easy to make! happened to have everything in the fridge, gonna try today! one question, have you ever replace the figs with other fruits?
ReplyDeleteCan use canned peaches or fresh strawberries. Best with some sauces or custard.
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