Dried figs as a healthy snack

Figs.. nuts.. seeds.. what’s not to love? And they are healthy snacks, full of protein, good sugars, omega 3 and the likes.

But nuts and seeds take a whole new meaning when you add (healthy!) dark chocolate to the mix or mooreish white chocolate… put the two together, and you have a fantastic snack that goes well with a coffee or after dinner.

In Italy, we receive a bunch of these at Christmas, in a hamper that a friend of the family who lives in the southern region of Calabria sends us… and we await eagerly each festive season the moment when we all share the varieties of figs we find in the hamper.

But we soon run out.. so I thought I would try to replicate them in order to have a constant supply of these figs, rather than having to wait another 12 months for more.

While I was not able to find authentic Calabrian or Cilento figs over here in London, the Waitrose Love Life are very good quality and really soft, and perfect for stuffing with nuts.

I made these for a friend’s evening and ensured I had a few left over to ‘test them out’ of course.

They did not last long!

Find below the easy and quick recipe and enjoy!

How to make chocolate fig snack

• 20 good quality, soft dry figs, pip remove
• 100gr good quality dark chocolate
• 100gr good quality white chocolate
• 20 peeled almonds

After removing the hard pip from the figs make a small incision roughly in the middle of each fruit, and insert an almond into each one. Melt either chocolate in a bain marie, and then, using toopicks, immerse one fig at a time, coating complely and setting aside in a tray covered with greaseproof paper (or silicon mat). Once youʼve done the first ten figs, start with the other chocolate and the remaining 10 figs.

Finally, place the tray in the fridge for at least an hour until the chocolate is firm. Enjoy!