How To Make Amaretti-Stuffed Figs with Raspberry Sauce
Enjoy a sweet and tangy treat with these amaretti-stuffed figs. They’re grilled until tender, then topped with sweet mascarpone.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupraspberries
- 2tbspsugar,plus 1 ½ tsp
- ¼cupmascarpone
- ¼tsppure vanilla extract
- 1ozamaretti cookies,(6 pcs)
- 3tspunsalted butter
- 1½tspaged balsamic vinegar
- 6large fresh green figs
- 12large fresh corn husks
Instructions
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In a food processor, puree the raspberries with 2 tablespoons of sugar. Strain the raspberry sauce through a fine sieve.
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In a small bowl, blend the mascarpone with the remaining 1½ teaspoons of sugar and vanilla.
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In another small bowl, combine the amaretti cookies with the butter and 1½ teaspoons of balsamic vinegar.
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Set the figs on a work surface, stemmed side up. Using a paring knife, quarter them vertically, keeping 1 inch of the bottoms intact.
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Open the figs slightly and lightly sprinkle them with sugar.
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Spoon the amaretti cookie crumbs into the figs and press them lightly to close.
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Spread 6 corn husks on a work surface and set a fig, stemmed side up, 2 inches from the base of each husk.
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Top each fig with a second husk to enclose it completely. Tie the corn husks together tightly at each end with kitchen string
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Light a grill or preheat a grill pan
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Grill the figs over a low fire, turning them every 2 minutes for about 8 minutes total, until they are tender and the filling is bubbling.
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Transfer the corn husks to plates and untie the packages. Discard the husks.
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Open the figs slightly and top each with a rounded teaspoon of the sweetened mascarpone.
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Lightly drizzle the figs with the raspberry sauce and balsamic vinegar and serve.
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Make-Ahead: The raspberry sauce, sweetened mascarpone, and stuffed figs can be refrigerated overnight.
Nutrition
- Calories: 392.29kcal
- Fat: 10.01g
- Saturated Fat: 4.18g
- Trans Fat: 0.10g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.97g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.86g
- Carbohydrates: 76.51g
- Fiber: 8.96g
- Sugar: 35.00g
- Protein: 10.99g
- Cholesterol: 15.53mg
- Sodium: 98.27mg
- Calcium: 45.57mg
- Potassium: 971.86mg
- Iron: 2.04mg
- Vitamin A: 81.57µg
- Vitamin C: 26.10mg
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