With just a few ingredients, bacon wrapped figs are not only delicious appetizers, but they also look elegant and impressive. The umami and salty bacon pairs well with the figs. A slight drizzle of honey helps elevate the sweetness from the figs, which compliments the salty and tangy blue cheese. 

These fig bites are best if baked on a cookie rack that’s placed over a sheet pan. This technique allows the bacon fat to drip into the baking sheet, which makes the bacon more crispy once it’s baked. If they are cooked directly on a baking sheet, the bacon fat pools around the fig bites, causing the bacon to be soggy at the end. 

Part of the preparation for this appetizer can be done ahead of time; you can wrap the figs in bacon and keep them refrigerated until ready to bake. The figs should be stuffed with the cheese after they are baked and right before serving to ensure the cheese does not melt away. These figs are best served fresh and warm with a slight drizzle of honey.

Bacon Wrapped Figs

Course: AppetizersDifficulty: Easy

Servings

6

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Sweet figs are paired with salty bacon and blue cheese for a delicious and elegant appetizer.

Ingredients

• 12 large black figs

• 12 strips of bacon

• 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese

• 1 tbsp honey + more for drizzling at the end

Directions

• Preheat the over to 400℉.
• Soak 12 toothpicks in cold water.
• Cut a large plus sign at the bottom of the figs
• Wrap around a strip of bacon around each fig until the two ends overlap slight. Trim off the excess bacon.
• Use a toothpick to secure the bacon around the fig and place a cookie rack over a sheet pan.
• Drizzle the figs with one tablespoon of honey.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes until the bacon is cooked and crispy.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes.
• Stuff a small amount of blue cheese into figs where they were cut at the start.
• Serve warm with a drizzle of honey on top.