Dried figs are a staple in Greece, and one thing you can do with them is stuff them with nuts&cinnamon. This is also a traditional sweet [I can't take credit for the idea], but you don’t really find them ready stuffed easily. Sometimes they sell them at tourist souvenir shops.
Anyway, I never like plain dried figs, but when I tried the stuffed ones…They were amazing! Cinnamon and walnuts are a perfect match with figs, so I decided to try my hand on this traditional sweet. I also added a bit of agave to the stuffing, for sweetness and moisture, because the traditional ones are usually drizzled with honey. So here is a recipe you can try at home. Stuffing dried figs is a bit challenging though!
-10 whole good quality dried figs
-3/4-1 cup walnut halves
-3 tbsp agave syrup, or to taste depending on the sweetness of figs and bitterness of walnuts.
-2tbsp cinnamon [again adjust to your taste, but it should be strong]
With a sharp knife make an X incision on the bottom of the figs, and with a small melon scooper try to remove as many seeds as you can taking care not to tear the skin of figs.
Grind walnuts on blender as much as you like them [chunkier, or more powder-y] and mix the walnuts with cinnamon and agave.
Start stuffing the figs with a spoon until they are plump! Now you are ready to eat them! Oh, and they are raw!
Place them in a pretty bowl in your kitchen and snack on them every time you feel the need!
I just wonder how these would taste wrapped in bacon and broiled.
They look delicious as is!
Walnuts and figs…that looks yummy!