Fresh Fig Pie In 6 Easy Ideas To End A Hearty Meal

What to do with fresh figs? Jam, pie, appetizer, chutney, cake or even verrines, figs lend themselves to many sweet and savory recipes. So, discover without further delay how to end a hearty meal with a delicious pie with fresh figs! Available in a few original recipes, and above all very easy to make, it will certainly be unanimous on your table at the end of dinner or to taste it.

Fresh Fig Pie - Top Rated Recipes

Generally, fresh figs arrive on the markets between July and October depending on the variety, a relatively short period which makes them even more desirable. So, take advantage of the high season of this splendid fruit and enjoy it as a tart or tart. Also remember to keep it whole in syrup, jam or chutney for the winter. Note: don't forget that figs go particularly well with foie gras!

The fresh fig, a delicious fruit, and healthy diet

There are several varieties of figs: white, green, red, brown, purple or black skin. But only the less fragile can be marketed fresh. Between July and October, the Turkish black fig-of-bursa, of a very large size, but not very sweet, remains the most common on the markets. How to choose it? It is necessary to identify the fruits which are at the same time firm, fleshy and fragrant. They can be stored in the open air (the refrigerator should be avoided) and are consumed quickly. Diet side? Despite the fact that figs fall into the category of sweet fruit, they are indeed dietetic. The fibers, minerals (calcium, potassium, magnesium…), vitamins B and C and polyphenols make it a balanced fruit with 67 kcal per 100 g.

Fig tart - the classic recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 puff pastry
• 600 g of fresh figs
• 50 g sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 brick of light liquid cream
• 40-50 g brown sugar
• cinnamon

Preparation:

Start by heating a pan. Cut the figs in half and place them in the pan. Add sugar and caramelize them for 5 minutes. In a bowl, combine the liquid cream, the egg, the brown sugar and the cinnamon. Add the figs and mix. Arrange the resulting preparation in a pie plate and sprinkle with a little fresh goat cheese, if you wish. Bake at 180 ° C for 40 minutes, watching from time to time.

Tip: just like the tarte tatin or the brownie, you can serve your fresh fig tart with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Enjoy your meal !

Fig and honey tart ready in 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 shortcrust pastry
• about 15 figs
• honey
• Butter

Preparation:

Cook the dough blank for 15 minutes at thermostat 6. Then, cut your figs into quarters and place them on the cooked dough. Garnish your fig pie with honey and a few small squares of butter. Place in the oven at thermostat 6 for 30 minutes or until the figs melt and the dough is finished cooking. Take out of the oven and let cool.

Apple and fig tart

Fancy an easy, gourmet and light dessert? So give your fresh fig pie a boost by incorporating a few apple slices!

Ingredients:

• 9 fresh figs
• 2-3 large apples
• 1 puff pastry
• 1/2 lemon
• 60-70 g of butter
• 100g sugar
• vanilla sugar
• peeled and crushed pistachios (optional)

Preparation:

First, you need to peel the apples by removing the core with a coring before cutting them into large pieces. Then place them in a saucepan with 20 g of sugar and a knob of butter. Dry the figs and cut 2 of the figs into pieces. Add them to the pan with the apples and cook them for 20 minutes. Finally, mash the mashed fruit. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C thermostat 6 and roll out the puff pastry on a work surface. Cut out 2 discs and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. As for the remaining figs, cut them into strips. Spread a layer of the apple-fig mixture on each disc. Place the fig slices there. Sprinkle with vanilla sugar and sugar. Sprinkle with lemon juice and finish by adding several slices of butter.

Fig and port tart

Ingredients:

• 1 shortbread
• 260 g of mascarpone
• 12 figs
• 50-60 g of sugar
• 20 g butter
• 100 ml of port
• 80 g unsalted and shelled pistachios

Preparation:

Preheat your oven to 180 ° (thermostat 6). Rinse well and dry the figs. Cut them in half. Melt the butter in a pan, add half the sugar and let it caramelize a little, then add the figs and the port. Cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally so that the fruits are well coated with the port caramel. Let cool in the pan.

Unroll the dough with its baking paper in a pie dish, line it with a baking paper disc covered with dried beans and bake for 15 min. Then remove the paper and the beans and return to the oven for another 15 minutes so that the pastry is golden brown. Take her out. Unmold it and let it cool on a rack.

In the meantime, dry roast the pistachios in a pan and let them cool before roughly crushing them. Whip the mascarpone with the remaining sugar. Now all you have to do is spread the mascarpone in a thick layer in the pie shell and garnish with figs and port caramel. Don't forget to add the roasted pistachios before serving. Enjoy your meal !

Almond cream and roasted fig tart

Ingredients:

• 1 shortbread
• 12 ripe figs
• 100-120 g soft butter
• 100 g ground almonds
• 70-80 g of sugar
• 1 egg
• flaked almonds

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 180 ° (thermostat 6). Unroll the dough in a pie pan, keeping its baking paper. Prick the bottom with a few strokes of a fork, cover it with a disc of baking paper and a few dried beans. Bake for about 20 minutes or until the edges of the pastry are golden brown. At the end of this time, take it out of the oven and remove the beans. Remove the baking paper, turn out the pie and let it cool on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, cut the figs into quarters without separating the quarters. Sprinkle them with a little sugar, add a tiny knob of butter, place them in an oven dish and roast them for a few minutes, watching them carefully.

As for the preparation of almond cream, it couldn't be easier. In the bowl of a blender, combine the butter, sugar, ground almonds and egg. Spread the resulting cream on the cooled pie, add the roasted figs on top and decorate with slivered almonds.

Sweet and savory tartlets with fresh figs and blue cheese

Ingredients:

• 1 puff pastry
• 150 g blue cheese
• 200 ml of liquid cream
• 6-7 figs, fresh, dried or in jam
• 3 eggs
• 1 tbsp of parsley or chives
• Salt and pepper

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 180 ° C (thermostat 6) and take out your small tartlets. Beat the eggs into an omelette, stir in the liquid cream and the chives. Add salt and pepper. Roll out and prick the puff pastry. Cut 12 10 cm discs and push them into the indentations. Garnish them with blue cheese and fill them with the egg-cream-chive mixture. Arrange the fresh figs on top. Bake for 30 minutes, watching carefully because the tarts tend to swell too much. At the end of these 30 minutes, take out of the oven, let cool and enjoy!