From My Kitchen: “Adriatic Fig Spread For Pancakes”

From My Kitchen: “Adriatic Fig Spread for Pancakes”

So, fall is here in the Pacific northwest and the produce I eat tend to change a bit. Well, at least when we are talking about fruits. One of the things I have loved about fall the last few years is enjoying fig season. Growing up I loved fig newtons, but never really ate figs fresh. More recently I use to buy them dried in the bulk section which is still something I do today. Over the last few years I have started to really get into eating figs fresh. 

It’s been awesome to try the many different varieties of figs that are available. Yes, to my amazement  there is more than one kind of fig. After tasting quite a few different kinds I think that all figs are good in my opinion, but there is definitely one kind of fig that rose to the top during my introduction of fresh figs. That kind of fig is called an Adraitic fig and they are just amazing. They are a wonderful green on the outside and this gorgeous red inside. When you get one of these Adriatic figs perfectly ripe it is simply heaven. It’s like a jelly fill green pouch. In fact this thought of these figs being a "jelly" filled pouch got me thinking. 

See I like to make pancakes on my weekends as a treat for myself.  As I was trying to think of what I could do different to my pancakes since last time I made chocolate chip and banana pancakes. I was eating one of the wonderful Adriatic figs I have been raving about when it came to me. Why don’t I get a few ripe Adriatic figs and just scoop that delicious sweet red filling out of the fig and spread it on top of my pancakes. Bingo!

So, there you have it natures sweet fig jelly to put on my gluten free pancakes. It definitely helps to have one of these great figs on the riper side when doing this because otherwise the fig won't be sweet enough or very spreadable. So, get the figs very soft and juicy. All I did was literally cut the fig in half and scooped out the insides. Then I put the insides right on top of my pancakes to enjoy. One of the figs I used was a little under ripe so I did sprinkle a little bit of honey on top to sweeten it up a bit. What can I say I have a sweet tooth I can’t seem to get rid of. I keep telling my dentist all the time that it would be great if they could just pull that sweet tooth out and they would never see me again.

What a D-lish breakfast. I will definitely have to do this again. What a great way to invite fall into my kitchen. I'm sure this would work with any ripe fig not just the Adriatic figs, but they definitely are my first choice. Grab a fig and get to scooping! Yum! 

From my kitchen with love. = )