Fig Cream Cheese And Mint Tart Recipes

FIG AND CREAM CHEESE TART

Steps:

• Start by making the dough. Mix the flour, almond flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
• Add the butter and egg. Mix with your hands until you obtain a smooth mixture.
• Cover the bowl with foil and refrigerate for the next 30 minutes.
• Take out the dough and evenly spread it on the bottom of a 10 inches (25 cm) round tray.
• Pinch the dough with a fork and slide it into the oven for the next 30 minutes at 360 degrees F/180 degrees C.
• Next, grab a large bowl and mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and honey.
• Evenly spread the mixture over the crust. Top it with the quartered figs. Additionally, you can add some more honey and crumbled pistachio.
• Refrigerate for 3 hours.

FIG AND CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
• In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and salt, stirring well with a whisk.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press mixture firmly into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Combine figs, water and 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Cook 5 minutes or until figs are tender and sugar dissolves.
• Cool slightly. Place fig mixture and juice in a blender; process until smooth.
• Gently spread fig mixture over prepared crust.
• Place remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, cheese, vanilla, and egg in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth.
• Pour over fig mixture; spread to edges. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack; sprinkle with powdered sugar.