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Fig Appetizer With Brie and Spiced Honey

August 15, 2016 By justalittlebitofbacon 20 Comments

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Figs and brie are a classic combination and with good reason! Add some spiced honey and toasted walnuts and you’ll have a fig appetizer worth searching out fresh figs.

The figs are roasted and soft and sweet. The brie melts on top from the warmth of the figs, making it just perfectly gooey. And then you have the fun of sprinkling honey, walnuts, and thyme about to bring all the flavors together. Hungry yet?

Roasted Fig Appetizer - Figs and brie are great match and so are figs and honey. Put them together and you'll have an appetizer which will disappear in a flash. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Hello, all!

Figs and brie are one of my favorite combinations for cheese plates. I love getting a wedge of brie and some fig jam and putting out some crackers or good bread and having a little nosh.

And a classic for our family Thanksgiving celebrations is to take a round of brie wrapped in puff pastry and top it with fig jam. Yum!

So, this fig appetizer does one of my favorite things – takes a classic combo I already love and turns it on it’s head.

Instead of fig jam, we’re using fresh figs! Instead of having the figs on top of the brie, we’re having the brie on the figs. šŸ™‚ Also, I’ve pumped up the flavor with some really awesome spiced honey I infused up, while keeping the savory flavors with the nuts and thyme.

The result is an adorable canape (can I call them canapes even though there is no bread? gluten-free canapes maybe?) which is so much fun to serve at a dinner party! Or, honestly, something I would make for dinner along with a salad. We don’t need special occasions to eat tasty food, do we?

Roasted Fig Appetizer - Figs and brie are great match and so are figs and honey. Put them together and you'll have an appetizer which will disappear in a flash. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

A few words about fresh figs.

  • They are very tasty and wonderful, but also very perishable!! Treat them the same way you would fresh raspberries.
  • Buy them shortly before you want to eat them. (No more than a day ahead.)
  • Check them over when you buy them to make sure they are not overripe or moldy. (If they are in a container, open it carefully and look underneath the figs.)
  • Put them in the refrigerator as soon as you get home. And store them carefully so they won’t get squished.
  • These are all the rules I follow for raspberries too. When I don’t follow them, we are sad and have to throw out previously yummy fruit.

Follow the rules and don’t be sad. šŸ™

Roasted Fig Appetizer - Figs and brie are great match and so are figs and honey. Put them together and you'll have an appetizer which will disappear in a flash. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

When I was thinking about this recipe, first I thought I’d stuff the figs the with the brie and roast them together. However, it turns out that even when you add the brie right towards the end of cooking, the brie gets too warm and just runs out. Not good! And the figs open up anyway as they roast, so there isn’t much stuffing going on. Instead the secret was to take a piece of brie and lay it on top of the hot fig and let the warmth melt it just a little.

And the honey! I could have simply warmed some honey and drizzled it over, but thyme infused honey sounded so good that I wanted to try it,  then warm spiced cinnamon-cardamom honey also sounded good, and – what the heck – lemon zest seemed really awesome too. What is food blogger to do? Add them all and see how it tasted. As it turns out, the combination tasted great.

Really great. In fact yummy, and I almost didn’t want to use it on the figs but rather eat it with a spoon. But resist as I did! Because it’s even better drizzled all over the figs.

With my Balsamic Grilled Peaches, my Pear and Pancetta Crisps, and this awesome fresh fig recipe, I seem to be in a fruit-based appetizer mood. And I’m sure there will be more! Stay tuned for more sweet and savory nibbles to come.

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If you try my recipe for Brie and Honey Fig Appetizer, I would love to hear from you in the comments with your experience and rating! And I’m happy to answer any questions you might have.

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Roasted Fig Appetizer - Figs and brie are great match and so are figs and honey. Put them together and you'll have an appetizer which will disappear in a flash. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
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5 from 6 votes

Fig Appetizer With Brie and Spiced Honey

Figs and brie are great match and so are figs and honey. Put them together and you'll have an appetizer which will disappear in a flash.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time16 mins
Total Time36 mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: French
Keyword: fig appetizer, figs and brie
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 125kcal
Author: justalittlebitofbacon

Ingredients

Infused Honey

  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 2-3 sprigs fresh thyme

Roasted Figs

  • 8 figs
  • 4 oz brie cheese
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • thyme leaves

Instructions

Spiced Honey

  • Heat honey over low heat until just warm and very liquid, about 3 minutes. Add all the rest of the ingredients. Take the honey off the heat and let it steep for at least 20 minutes. Then strain the honey through a fine mesh sieve into a small bowl. The spiced honey can be made the night before. If you are making it ahead, store it in a clean, air-tight container.

Roasted Figs

  • Preheat oven to 425F.
  • Arrange the walnuts on a baking sheet and toast for 3 minutes. Set aside.
  • Cut the stem off of each fig and then cut an X down the middle of the fig, stopping at about 3/4 of the way down. Put the figs on the baking sheet and roast them for 10 minutes. While they are roasting break the brie up into 8 portions, roll each portion into a ball, and then flatten it out a bit.
  • Once the figs are done, immediately transfer them to the serving platter and top with the brie. The brie will soften and melt a little from the heat of the figs. Drizzle honey over and scatter walnuts and thyme leaves around serve. Serve while hot or warm.

Notes

  • Warming the Honey: If you warmed the honey a bit too long and it seems overly thick as it cools, add in a tsp or two of water to thin it out.
  • Walnuts: Be careful when toasting the walnuts. They go from perfectly toasted to burnt quickly at this temperature.
  • Roasting the Figs: The figs will open naturally as they roast. There is no need to open them up before putting them in the oven.

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Filed Under: 10 ingredients or less, fall, fruit, gluten free, holiday favorites, recipe, savory bites, summer, sweet treats, thanksgiving feast, vegetarian Tagged With: cheese, figs, honey, nuts

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Comments

  1. Theresa says

    December 28, 2019 at 11:36 am

    5 stars
    Omg this is amazing! We loved it. Doubled the recipe!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      December 29, 2019 at 7:35 am

      Thank you! šŸ™‚

      Reply
  2. Dannii says

    February 8, 2018 at 10:09 am

    5 stars
    This went down VERY well at a dinner party with my friends. Figs and cheese go so well together.

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      February 8, 2016 at 9:37 pm

      Thanks, Dannii! They do go so well together.

      Reply
  3. Thalia says

    September 29, 2017 at 2:15 am

    5 stars
    love figs and cheese! definitely a perfect appetiser and one we enjoy!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      September 30, 2017 at 12:56 pm

      Thank you! They are a great party dish.

      Reply
  4. Robyn says

    September 12, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    This looks awesome, Annemarie! I’m a bit of an amateur when it comes to figs though. Would you serve this with baguette or crackers? Do you pick up the fig with your hands or serve it on a plate with a knife and fork? Help!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      September 14, 2016 at 9:47 am

      Thank you, Robyn! While you certainly could serve this dish with some bread or crackers, it’s designed as a self-contained nibble. They need nothing else to be perfectly tasty. As for serving, I probably should have done a plating in my photos. The honey can be sticky and messy, being honey. You can pick them up and just pop them in your mouth, especially if the honey is kept on the side to drizzled just before eating. However, for the sake neatness and fewer sticky fingers, I would probably have appetizer plates and forks set out.

      Reply
  5. valentina says

    September 1, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    This is a stunning recipe! GORGEOUS photos and I want nothing more than to have this in front of me right now. YUM!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      September 1, 2016 at 9:28 pm

      Thank you so much! šŸ™‚

      Reply
  6. Katie Crenshaw says

    September 1, 2016 at 11:23 am

    This recipe is making me drool! The figs are beautiful! The spice combination and the cheese topped with honey is brilliant! Pinning to make later!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      September 1, 2016 at 9:01 pm

      Thanks for the pin, Katie! It was tough waiting to finish the photos before I ate them šŸ™‚

      Reply
  7. Dan says

    September 1, 2016 at 9:43 am

    Nice photos & great idea!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      September 1, 2016 at 8:38 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  8. Denise Wright says

    August 19, 2016 at 1:07 pm

    I just had to write to you and tell you how much I love these photos! They are gorgeous! (and they look delicious too.)

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      August 19, 2016 at 9:09 pm

      Thank you! The figs were beautiful and I’m glad I captured that. And they were very tasty as well. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  9. Neta says

    August 16, 2016 at 2:43 pm

    Beautiful photos, looks amazingly tasty šŸ™‚

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      August 16, 2016 at 4:02 pm

      Thank you! šŸ™‚

      Reply
  10. Cathy says

    August 15, 2016 at 12:10 pm

    i love that you took that classic combo of cheese with fig spread and flipped it! it’s one of my favorites and but this approach makes for unique and yummy appetizer. great tips on the timing so it doesn’t become a melty mess. and that honey! can’t wait to give this a try!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      August 15, 2016 at 1:48 pm

      Thanks. I love flipping recipes around. It makes things fun. šŸ™‚ And the honey is really good!

      Reply

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