Chocolate Covered Figs

I’m obsessed with figs! Shockingly, I didn’t have my first fresh fig until I was 29, on my honeymoon in southern France. I’d complain, but then I wouldn’t have that very fun fact to share. Since falling in love with fresh figs, I’ve discovered dried figs…and Chocolate covered figs on top of that! This recipe calls for dried figs, but you can use fresh figs as well – they just need to be eaten pretty soon after making!

Interestingly, I assumed I was the last one to the party on figs, but I’m finding that when I ask people if they like figs, they stare back at me and say they don’t think they’ve had them! WELL if ever a recipe was going to ensure a new love affair, it’s these chocolate dipped figs.

Chocolate Covered Figs

My love affair with chocolate covered figs started just after our trip to Sonoma County a few years ago to go wine tasting.

We enjoyed a delicious dinner at The Girl and The Fig (a must of the things to do in Sonoma County). They offered the fruity dessert in a little to go box, so I took one home. I finally tried one a few days later and just about fell out of my chair. So, SO good! It never ceases to amaze me how dried fruit and chocolate (just those two ingredients) makes such a decadent dish!

I actually made these chocolate covered figs for my family last year at the holidays and was planning to share this homemade food gift idea this year! It’s also a great (light) dessert to make if you’re having guests over but don’t want a big dessert. And, yes, in case your’e wondering, these are great with a robust red wine – really any red wine! You’re welcome.

Another time I might chopped them up finely to use in my chocolate tiffin recipe!

Homemade Food Gifts

I love homemade food gifts (just see these sugared nuts). They’re a personal way to give a gift without the pressure of gift giving or receiving! I also love that they can be made last minute and in bulk!

This year, I went to the Goodwill to look for glass containers to gift these chocolate covered figs and I found two cute containers like the one here – with lids! I can give my homemade gift and my friends get a cute dish to use after!

While I’m still introducing people to figs, I do have a few friends just as enamored as I am and they need all the fig recipes they can get!

How to Make Chocolate Covered Figs

When shopping for figs (fresh or dried), get big, juicy ones for the best results! I used both mission fig and golden figs (dried), but you can just do one! And, again, you can use fresh figs. They can be served cut in half or whole. If you cut them in half, they absolutely need to be eaten within a few hours. And whole, fresh figs covered in chocolate shouldn’t bee too much more than that.

Clean & Dry

If you’re using fresh figs, you want them clean and dry before dipping them into the chocolate.

Salt your figs

One quirky thing is to slight salt your figs before dipping. Salt accentuates the sweetness of the fig and the tastiness of the chocolate. It isn’t mandatory to do this, but that hint of salt perfectly balances the sweetness of the chocolate (and my sprinkle toppings)!

Melt Chococlate

Use nicer melting chocolate. There are a number of brands of chocolate wafers out there for melting. I can’t recommend splurging a few extra dollars for the brands that are known to be decadent. It really is worth it!

Also, make sure your melting chocolate wafers are fresh. I’ve used a favorite brand a while after buying them and it got gross during melting. So keep it fresh!

Decorate

Experiment with decorations. As you can see, I went to town with white and colored sprinkles, double dipping in white and dark chocolate, drizzling one kind of chocolate over the other, sprinkling salt, and even marbling the chocolate at the end! The options are endless. If you aren’t up to decorating holiday cookies, try decorating figs!

Only use a silpat mat or parchment paper to dry the figs. If you don’t the chocolate will stick to the dish, not to your figs!

DIY Gifts

I LOOOOVE DIY Gifts. Here are all the ones I’ve shared so far…

And for your gifting this season, see these sustainable gifts, the best gifts from Uncommon Goods (a B Corp), and this eco friendly gift wrap ideas!

CHOCOLATE RECIPES

Chocolate lovers are serious about their love of chocolate – my husband is. And he’s a purest – he wants straight chocolate morsels rather than chocolate with a bunch of stuff added in!

Other favorite chocolate recipes in our house include this Mexican Chocolate Cake, these Chocolate Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bars, and the best cakey brownies! And don’t miss that no bake Chocolate Tiffin recipe I mentioned above!

And for something super easy, try this 2 ingredient fudge and our family favorite 7 layer bars!

Fresh Fig Recipes

If you love fresh figs as much as I do, or just have too many in your world, enjoy these fresh fig recipes. This fall vodka cocktail is everything your summer afternoons and evenings need!

Fresh fig cake is one of my all time favorite recipes for a fabulously simple and seemingly decadent baked goodie.

And these salted honey & fig crackers are a yummy appetizer or even a small breakfast that’s fast and easy! And then there’s this savory fig toast!

Dried Fig Recipes

You can chop them up into fig granola or place them on any cheese board!

This Chocolate Dipped Fig Recipe post is a paid post by the California Fig Advisory Board. All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting all Luci’s Morsels collaborations!