Matcha & Chocolate Dipped Dried Figs
I love figs. LOVE figs. So it doesn't take much for me to get figgy with it, like these delicious matcha, white & dark chocolate dipped figs. It works for both dried and fresh, btw. Either way, if you are looking for a wonderful homemade gift this holiday season...look no further! Well, look a little further. You still gotta read the recipe.
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Full Recipe + Ingredients:
1 pound California dried figs, golden & mission
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips, divided
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided
1 teaspoon matcha green tea powder
Start with the best darn figs you can get your hands on. Considering 90% of U.S. grown figs come from California, it's pretty easy...but don't mess it up.
Successful chocolate work begins with mise en place. From how I am going to place and prep the figs to everything else. Get it all ready. I placed my figs on a parchment lined baking sheet in alternating varieties so the chocolate won't stick once dipped, but also to easily mix up the colors.
Ok, this chocolate part is a little tricky. You can do it how I did or make it easy on yourself with less variety. There will be deliciousness in your mouth either way.
If you want to dip the figs in the dark chocolate and drizzle it too, you will have to divide the chocolate in 2 and do it in batches. If you want to do the same for the matcha chocolate and the white chocolate, you will have to divide the white chocolate in 4. You won't need a whole lot for drizzling but you need enough for dipping that you can dredge the figs.
And if you get as excited as I do about eating and cooking with figs, you should check out the California Figs cookbook. Plus I will be giving one a way real soon over on Facebook, so follow me there.
Add a portion of your chocolate to a microwave safe dish and nuke the chocolate in 15-second intervals, stirring in between, until the chocolate is completely melted. Add just enough vegetable oil that you can dip a fig in it without it breaking off. For the matcha chocolate, add in the matcha green tea powder after you melt the chocolate but before you add the oil so you can gauge how much oil is actually needed.
Give the fig a good shake to remove any excess chocolate. It helps if you sing Shake Shake Shake by Taylor Swift while doing this. Also, don't shake the fig too hard or it may break off into the chocolate. I may or may not know this from experience. Place the fig on the parchment lined baking sheet.
Rinse and repeat until all chocolates are dipped.
Repeat the same process for microwaving, mixing, and thinning the chocolate as before. This time, add the melted chocolate to a small zipper bag. Remove the air and force the chocolate to a corner of the bag. Using a pair of scissors, snip off a very tiny corner of the bag. Carefully drizzle the many different chocolates over the dipped figs.
Place the decorated figs in the fridge for at least an hour to harden the chocolate.
Now package these babies up in an airtight container and gift them to your bestest buds. Or eat your feelings and have them all for yourself.
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INGREDIENTS:
●2 tbs milk
●2 tbs mascarpone
●100g good-quality milk cooking chocolate, finely chopped
●6 figs, halved
Easy Fig & Cacao Bliss Balls - Vegan / Plant Based Snack Recipe
Bliss balls are the perfect little homemade sweet treat. I love them so much! They live up to their name and eating them (two!) will for sure put you in a state of heavenly bliss. :)
Hamilton Beach Food Processor:
They are nutty, thick, semi-sweet, and have the perfect chew. The base is made up of mostly dried figs (I use golden figs) and almonds. There isn't that much chocolate in them, just a little cacao powder and some nibs, but it seriously does the job at satisfying my sweet tooth when I'm craving something chocolatey.
Bliss balls are dense and full of fiber and protein so a few of these will fill you up in between meals. The best part is that they are SO easy to make. I hope you enjoy this easy plant based snack recipe.
Recipe below and on my blog along with lots of other delicious plant based recipes:
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Fig & Cacao Bliss Balls Recipe - Vegan
(Makes 12-15 balls)
1 cup dried figs
1 cup almonds
1/4 cup cacao powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1-2 Tbsp cacao nibs or vegan dark chocolate chip mini's
1. Remove stems from figs. Put figs in a small bowl and cover with hot water. Let them sit for 5-10 minutes until they soften up a bit.
2. In a large food processor (avoid the small mini ones, they will overheat), pulse the almonds until it forms a coarse meal. Add in the cacao powder, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt and pulse again until evenly mixed.
3. Drain the figs and add it to the food processor. Process until it becomes a crumbly dough like consistency.
4. Transfer the mixture to a separate bowl. Stir in cacao nibs.
5. Get ready to get a little messy! Form dough in to balls using a 1 Tbsp measuring spoon. Put on a plate and finish until all the dough is used up.
6. Eat right away and then store the remaining balls in an air tight container a week.
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