Zuries Fresh Fig Compote Over Cream Cheese Food

ZURIE'S FRESH FIG COMPOTE OVER CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat a saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar, water, salt, and figs. Cook and stir until sugar has dissolved and figs have softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract. Cool for 5 minutes.
• Place cream cheese on a platter; pour fig mixture over cream cheese.

FIG AND CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
• In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and salt, stirring well with a whisk.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press mixture firmly into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Combine figs, water and 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Cook 5 minutes or until figs are tender and sugar dissolves.
• Cool slightly. Place fig mixture and juice in a blender; process until smooth.
• Gently spread fig mixture over prepared crust.
• Place remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, cheese, vanilla, and egg in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth.
• Pour over fig mixture; spread to edges. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack; sprinkle with powdered sugar.

FRESH FIG COMPOTE

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, add the sugar, water, orange juice, and orance zest; stir to combine.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add in the figs and cook for about 2 minutes or until soft, turn once.
• Add curacao and stir to mix.
• Cool and serve in sherbert dishes.

VERY YUMMY FIG JAM AND CREAM CHEESE SPREAD OR SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and jam together and refrigerate for at least two hours.
• Sprinkle nuts on top.
• Serve as a spread/dip with sliced pears, apples, assorted crackers.
• FOR SALAD:.
• mix in the mayonnaise and drizzle over a bed of mixed lettuces, onion and sliced fruit and garnish with dried figs.

FIG COMPOTE

Steps:

• peel the orange and cut into sections over a bowl.
• squeeze the sections to release the juice, add figs and sugar.
• let it stand for 10 minutes in a medium saucepan, add the fruit and remaining ingredients.
• bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally.
• discard the thyme and cool.

SUPER EASY MAKE AHEAD APPETIZER: FIG COMPOTE AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Spoon about a tablespoon of the Fig Compote neatly into the bottom of each small drinking glass.
• Take the block of cheese and cut it into sticks about 10 cm (4 inches) long by 2.5cm (1 inch) wide and at least 1.5 cm (1/2 inch) so that the sticks don't break in half too easily.
• Stand 3 cheese sticks in the glass in the compote so that each guest has an individual serving to dip and eat.
• Refrigerate until needed. Circulate with your guests! Enjoy!

ZURIE'S FRESH FIG COMPOTE OVER CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat a saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar, water, salt, and figs. Cook and stir until sugar has dissolved and figs have softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract. Cool for 5 minutes.
• Place cream cheese on a platter; pour fig mixture over cream cheese.

ZURIE'S FRESH FIG COMPOTE OVER CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat a saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar, water, salt, and figs. Cook and stir until sugar has dissolved and figs have softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract. Cool for 5 minutes.
• Place cream cheese on a platter; pour fig mixture over cream cheese.

ZURIE'S FRESH FIG COMPOTE OVER CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat a saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar, water, salt, and figs. Cook and stir until sugar has dissolved and figs have softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract. Cool for 5 minutes.
• Place cream cheese on a platter; pour fig mixture over cream cheese.