Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs Wrapped in Prosciutto
GF
September 27, 2012 6 Comments
Serve these Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs wrapped in prosciutto as an easy, yet elegant appetizer! Sweetened with honey and seasoned with fresh thyme and pepper, these baked figs will be a hit at your next party.
This week might be one of the busiest weeks I’ve ever had. I have like 10 million things to do, and only 4 days left before we leave for Sydney. It’s crazyyyy! I hope you’ll understand me and forgive me if I keep this recipe post (very) short.
These Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs wrapped in prosciutto look like the most elaborate, fancy appetizer but are actually super simple and quick to make. They are all at once salty, sweet, savory, creamy, and chewy and make for the perfect party food.
When I tried these baked Stuffed Figs for the first time, I used some leftovers mascarpone I had in my fridge and…nope, it didn’t work. The mascarpone cheese melted and the stuffed figs tasted funny. I also tried stuffing fresh figs with ricotta and that’s actually quite good! Definitively a good substitute when you don’t have some goat cheese on hand.
To make the most of the fig season, make sure to try this delicious fig chutney. It pairs beautifully with white meat and is perfect for the holidays. I swear you won’t regret making it! And coming up soon, a fig lamb tajine (aka a Moroccan stew)!
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Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs Wrapped in Prosciutto
Serve these Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs wrapped in prosciutto as an easy, yet elegant appetizer! Sweetened with honey and seasoned with fresh thyme and pepper, these Italy-inspired baked figs will be a hit at your next party
Ingredients
- 12 fresh figs not too ripe
- 1/3 cup goat cheese
- 1 1/2 tbsp honey
- 1 1/2 tbsp thyme
- fresh pepper
- 6 slices prosciutto cut in half lengthwise
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350F.
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Cut the figs crosswise from the top, halfway down the fruit. Stuff with goat cheese (about 1 1/2 tsp per fig). Do not overstuff them or they will be a bit heavy.
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Drizzle the top of the figs with honey and sprinkle them with thyme and pepper.
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Wrap each fig with 1/2 slice of prosciutto. Secure the stuffed fig with toothpicks, if necessary.
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Arrange the stuffed figs on a baking dish and bake them for about 10-12 minutes.
Recipe Notes
You can top your figs with toasted walnuts, it's delicious!
Just found your beautiful website whilst looking for ideas for stuffed figs – made mine with caramelised orange balsamic instead of honey. A fabulous supper!
Thanks for making the internet a better place 🙂
Thanks Eleanor for this very sweet comment. You just made my day!
I am going to try using bacon (par fry off before wrapping) a sprinkle of cinamon and drizzle of palm suger syrup instead of honey.
Sounds good to me — will let yo know!
My version!
I par cooked bacon to replace the proscuito and drizled with palm sugar syrup with a drop of honey – baked for 10 min then topped with lightly fried wallnuts and shards of the toffee which had formed when baking– WOW not too sweet GREAT for A STARTER then later we had Thai fish/prawn cakes with a light dip sauce, nice for a Sat or Sun night for two with a bottle of sparkly
Brian this sounds absolutely delicious!! yum!
I LOVE the look of these stuffed figs! They take me right back to my last trip to Italy. The salty, creamy goat cheese, sweet honey and savoury prosciutto work so well with fresh figs.