Stem ginger figs with Amaretto Mascarpone cheese
A really simple, yet delicious dessert - baked fresh Figs are a real treat.
Preparation time: 10 minutes Quantity: Serves 4 Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
2-3 pieces stem ginger small diced
2 tablespoons of the syrup
2 oz/ 60g caster sugar
5 fl oz water
8 ripe juicy figs
1 pot/ 250g Mascarpone cheese
8 Amaretto biscuits
1/2 oz/15g caster sugar
Method
- Put the ginger, syrup, sugar and water in to a pan
- Bring to the boil and boil for 5 minutes or until it makes a sticky syrup, not caramelized but gooey
- Cut the figs with a cross on each top going 1/2 way down but not all the way through- to open up the middles
- Place in an ovenproof dish
- Pour on the syrup and bake for 10 minutes
- Mix the Mascarpone with the Amarettos and sugar
- Serve with the hot figs and syrup