These figs were absolutely amazing! I must say I was pleasantly surprised with myself. I saw a similar recipe made by a contestant on masterchef and wanted to try something similar.
So when I was in Canberra visiting my family and it was a cold and windy winters days, my sister in law and I were at the grocery store. I offered to cook a three course meal that night, and this was the dessert I wanted to make. Seeing as she was paying ;) I loaded up the trolley with figs.
My brother and sister in law have a lemon tree with an abundance of lemons at home so I didn't need any lemons (limes would also work nicely). When you are baking these figs, just keep an eye on them. You want the crumble to be lightly browned and crunchy and the sauce to turn into a sticky-like syrup.
Anyway I will try and remember what I did:
Ingredients
For syrup:
6 figs cup in half
Juice of 2 lemons (or lime)
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cinnamon stick
For crumble:
1/4-1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4-1/2 cup butter
Creme fraiche
honey
Method
1: Melt butter, honey and cinnamon stick together over the stove. Once melted remove from heat, add lemon juice and vanilla essence.
2: Pour syrup over the figs in a baking tray (including cin stick).
3: Mix crumble ingredients together. Add more butter if needed. Sprinkle the crumble over the figs.
4: Bake at 180 degrees for 20-30 mins (maybe even 40mins, just see what you think).
5: Serve drizzled with creme fraiche (add honey to taste if desired).
6: Sit back with a cozy blanket on the couch and enjoy! Yumm
