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Home » Type » Appetizers » Balsamic & Brown Sugar Fig Canapés

Balsamic & Brown Sugar Fig Canapés

August 13, 2009 by Faith 24 Comments

These pretty little morsels are perfect for a picnic or party.  They’re portable and they taste amazing served straight out of the oven or at room temperature.  This recipe makes 24 two-bite sized canapés, but you can adjust this number based on how large or small you make them.  These were delicious as is, but next time I make them I think I’ll experiment and add a sprinkle of something on the top…maybe powdered sugar or basil chiffonade?  Any other garnish suggestions?…I would love to hear them! 

 

I’m sending this recipe off to Kamran at The Sophisticated Gourmet for this week’s BSI…brown sugar!

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Balsamic & Brown Sugar Fig Canapés

(Yield:  24 two-bite sized canapés)

 

2 fresh figs, diced

1 TB lightly packed brown sugar

1 TB balsamic vinegar

Dash salt and pepper

2 oz Havarti cheese, thinly sliced

1 sheet puff pastry

1 TB slivered almonds, toasted

Butter, to grease the pans

 

Preheat the oven to 400F.  In a small saucepan, add the figs, brown sugar, vinegar, and a dash of salt and pepper; cook on medium-low heat for 6-8 minutes or the fig sauce until thickened.  Cut the pastry into 24 equal pieces (there’s no need to roll it out).  Lightly grease two baking pans with butter and arrange the pastry on the pans about 1” apart.  Top each pastry with a small amount of cheese, ½ tsp of fig sauce, and a sprinkle of slivered almonds.  Bake for 14 minutes (or until the pastry is light golden brown), rotating the pans after 7 minutes.

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Filed Under: Appetizers Tagged: Appetizers, Balsamic Vinegar, Blogger Secret Ingredient, Brown Sugar, Canapés, Fig

Comments

  1. [email protected] says

    August 17, 2009 at 6:40 am

    this is a great combo!! love it!! fresh fig is a great go!

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  2. Jamie says

    August 17, 2009 at 6:22 am

    Saw your entry for the BSI Brown Sugar and had to see! I am not a fig fan but boy do these look fantastic! This is super creative and I’ll bet it tastes amazing!

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  3. Chaya says

    August 16, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    I love havarti. Blended with all those good flavors, this has to be good.

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  4. She-Fit says

    August 15, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    oh wow! This looks yummy.

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  5. Lele says

    August 14, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    That is such a GROWN UP dessert! Figs are so delicious, as is balsamic vin in sweet things.

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  6. Actors Diet says

    August 14, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    you had me at fig…

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  7. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

    August 14, 2009 at 3:00 pm

    Aww you’re so creative! What lovely party finger food! :D

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  8. Zita says

    August 14, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    O..whata coincidence, I have a bowl of figs inside my fridge now, I’ll make this great recipe tomorrow, they look so delicious;)

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  9. Diane, Fit to the Finish says

    August 14, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    Those look wonderful! Wow!

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  10. holly the healthy everythingtarian says

    August 14, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    simply amazing-looking!

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  11. theungourmet says

    August 14, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    These are outstanding! What a terrific BSI entry! My MIL is giving me figs and I have been trying to figure out a yummy way to use them.

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  12. Reeni says

    August 14, 2009 at 9:50 am

    A lovely combination of flavors! They look so tasty!

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  13. Anh says

    August 14, 2009 at 5:48 am

    A lovely use of fresh figs. This is my type of finger food!

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  14. peachkins says

    August 14, 2009 at 4:53 am

    these fig canapes look amazing! yumyum..

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  15. Natasha - 5 Star Foodie says

    August 14, 2009 at 6:22 am

    Great use of brown sugar! These canapes look delightful! I love Havarti cheese here too!

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  16. Selba says

    August 13, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    I wish I could try this! Too bad, we don’t have figs, I even have never tried figs except the dried ones and I had it once when I was in Turkey :)

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  17. Sophia says

    August 13, 2009 at 7:58 pm

    This is AMAZING!!! I just adore figs, and a single bite of this will swwooooon me into ecstasy!

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  18. ingrid says

    August 13, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    Mmmm, this looks (& sounds) really good. I’ve yet to try figs. Yes, I know and I call myself a food blogger. :(

    Btw, thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting!
    ~ingrid

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  19. Nutmeg Nanny says

    August 13, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    Mmmm delicious! I love fresh figs, one of my favorite things:)

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  20. Chiara says

    August 13, 2009 at 11:08 am

    Dammit! I just had figs last week and I had to eat them in a hurry because they were going bad… next time I’ll make this recipe… I also happen to have a roll of pastry in the fridge that needs to be used!

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  21. foodnfit says

    August 13, 2009 at 10:32 am

    Omg they look SO delicious as is!

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  22. Heavenly Housewife says

    August 13, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious. I love these flavors!

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  23. Priti says

    August 13, 2009 at 9:15 am

    That’s looks yum and so nice clicks..just to grab n eat…gud ones

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  24. Krista says

    August 13, 2009 at 8:27 am

    I love figs, so these little treats would be right up my alley!!! Great job on them…;)

    Reply

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