California Grown Fig Delight: A Cozy Dessert Recipe
Creamy Fig and Raisin Soaked Bread Dessert
Indulge in the sweet, juicy flavors of California with this easy-to-make fig dessert. Here's a yummy blend of chopped fresh figs, golden raisins, brandy, and French bread, all baked to perfection.
Ingredients (13)
- 3 cups fresh figs, chopped (substitute 2 1/2 cups dried figs, plumped in hot water and drained if fresh figs aren't available)
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 9 slices (3/4-inch thick) French bread
- 5 tablespoons room temperature butter, divided
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs + 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream (optional)
Let's Get Cooking!
- Combine figs, raisins, and brandy in a medium mixing bowl; set aside for 30 minutes. Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter a deep, 8-cup souffle or casserole dish. Spread the remaining butter onto bread slices and cut into 1-inch cubes. Arrange the cubes into the prepared dish.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, egg yolk, cream, milk, lemon juice, lemon peel, and vanilla. After the fig mixture has soaked for 30 minutes, stir it into the egg mixture. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes.
- Place the dish in a larger baking pan filled halfway with hot water. Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Cover with foil if the top browns too quickly, ensuring the custard sets in the center.
- Serve warm with a dollop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream as desired. This delightful dessert serves 8.
Enrich your senses with this mouthwatering Californian delight, inspired by the California Grown Cookbook. Enjoy the sweet, aromatic flavors of figs in every bite! 🍓🍦🍽️
- This delectable recipe, the California Grown Fig Delight, showcases the index of ingredients that includes chopped fresh figs, golden raisins, brandy, French bread, and various other elements such as sugar, eggs, cream, milk, lemon juice, lemon peel, and vanilla.
- Nutrition enthusiasts might find interest in learning that this dessert, which is baked to perfection, offers a combination of fresh figs and raisins, providing a good amount of fiber, as well as a small dose of Californiagrown figs' natural sugars.
- For anyone who wishes to try this scrumptious dessert, pages 142-145 of the California Grown Cookbook hold the detailed instructions to recreate this delicious fig delight, ensuring a cozy and satisfying dessert experience.
