Roast Fig Toasts, Cream Cheese, and Honey
Often the simplest is what surprises most, and these Roast fig toasts cream cheese and honey are a perfect example: few ingredients, a very easy step-by-step, and a result that looks like a restaurant.
The contrast is what makes them irresistible: rustic and crispy bread, soft cheese that brings creamy, fresh figs, which, when baked, become even sweeter, and that final touch of honey and pineapples that rounds out the bite. All of this in less than 20 minutes and no complications. I like to serve them as an appetizer when I have guests, because they surprise and always start a “how good they are.” But they are also an ideal quick dinner, which you prepare in a moment and enjoy slowly, accompanied by a fresh salad or a glass of wine.
If you have seasonal figs by hand, don’t hesitate: this “Roast fig toasts cream cheese and honey” recipe is a delicious and beautiful way to take advantage of them, and the best thing is that you can vary herbs or fruit to give it your personal touch.
NOTE: In peach season, prepare the same toasts by changing the star ingredient.
Ingredients (for 4 toasts)
- 4 slices of rustic bread or mate mass
- 4 fresh figs
- 100 g cream cheese (ricotta type, soft goat cheese or mascarpone)
- 1 spoonful of honey
- 1 handful of pineapples
- Fresh thyme leaves or mint for decorating
- Salt and pepper to taste
- A little squirt of extra virgin olive oil
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Prepare figs: Make a cross cut at the top of each fig without reaching the base, so that they may open slightly.
- You’re lucky to bread in the oven or a pan with some oil until it’s golden and crispy. You’re gonna get the pineapples in a few minutes, in a frying pan without oil.
- Bake the figs: Put them on a tray, add a honey thread above, and bake for 10 minutes until they are cute (you will see that they also slightly darken in color).
- Mount the toasts: On each slice with a generous layer of cream cheese, place a roasted fig on it and sprinkle with toasted pine.
- Decorate with a little more honey, fresh herbs, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately and enjoy this sweet and salty delight.
Ready in less than 20 minutes and with a spectacular taste! You’re encouraged to try them?
