Brown Sugar Fig and Gorgonzola Crisp.
You know that episode of Sex and the City where Berger breaks up with Carrie on a post-it?
“I’m sorry. I can’t. Don’t hate me.”
???
Yeah. That one.
Well, I sorta figure that you’re gonna give me one of those today. Like you want to slap one right on my forehead. Because if you haven’t noticed, I put CHEESE IN YOUR DESSERT. More specifically, blue cheese… which like more than half of the population despises. Or something like that. I have no idea and I just made that number up and I’m terrible at math soooo… if you’re one of them, I think you could add another cheese like goat or feta or something fabulous.
Luckily I’m not a part of the blue cheese hating group. And I also lovelovelove figs. Were talking… major love here. But I live in Pittsburgh… and I might get um, five good fresh figs a year? And that’s a stretch. So what am I to do when I get fresh figs? Coat them in sugar and cover them in cheese and crisp and bake until bubbly and warm and delicious. And then just eat spoonful after spoonful after spoonful.
How do we feel about this? Can we get behind it? Can we get over you’re concern of me being the girl who constantly references Sex and the City, to which I would say your concern is spot on? I think we can. Post-it and all.
Brown Sugar Fig and Gorgonzola Crisp
Ingredients
crisp
- 2/3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 2/3 cups loosely packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Add figs to a baking dish (I used a 9-inch pie plate) and sprinkling with brown sugar, salt and cinnamon, then toss to coat. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, flour, salt and cinnamon, mixing to combine. Add in butter and using your hands, crumble it into the oat mixture, bringing it together until crumbly. I used my hands to toss together and mixed for a good 2-3 minutes, until everything was equally mixed.
- Add crumbled gorgonzola over figs, then add crisp mixture over top. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until crisp is golden and fruit is bubbly. Serve immediately, with extra gorgonzola if desired.
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113 Comments on “Brown Sugar Fig and Gorgonzola Crisp.”
smoked blue cheese chocolate truffle??! What does that even mean??
Classic S&TC episode. Every time I see that actor in a new movie or TV show I can’t help but think “POST IT BREAK UP GUY!!”
Very nice and perfect timming since the figs on my fig trees are begining to ripen!
I saw that Instagram picture of the truffle yesterday, then got in trouble at work for licking my iPhone.
It.was.worth.it!
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That’s hilarious!
That is one of my favorite episodes! I love when she slaps the post it against the inside of the cop car…I laugh just thinking about it! Those figs look incredible!
excuse me while i try to control my drooling :) haha
Cheese and oats are not Paleo ???????
I never said they were Paleo?
Hi Jessica
As usual lovely recipes!
Do you by any slim chance have a recipe for chocolate peanut stacks???
Like a brownie on the base then a layer of creamy peanuty filling with crunchy bits that felt like crisped rice but much smaller then another brownie layer and finished on top with thick caramel and choc chunks and salted peanuts? I think…
I don’t have a recipe like that, but it sounds delicious!
This is so unique!! Love this idea!
OF COURSE I remember that episode!! I was watching SATC the other day, and felt that after some more years of experience, the content of the show applies even more to me, haha.
Cheese desserts are the best. Do you know fig mustard?? THE BEST!
Fig MUSTARD? I love mustard. I must find this.
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I think cheese goes perfectly in dessert :)
Love, love this!!! I’m supposed to get some figs here soon and I want to make a dessert…will have to try this!!
Figs are my absolute favorite fruit! I’ll have to definitely try this dessert. It looks so decadent and I have a pile of fresh figs waiting for me!
I saw the title of this post and thought no way, jess has lost it this time. Then I kept reading, and looking at the pretty pictures, and now I think I need to make this immediately.
I love this, I’ll probably swap out the blue for some goat cheese. Amazing!!!!!!
I so want to try this. I love figs. I am not with you on the blue cheese, but I’ll substitute it with one of the other options you give. Thank you for the recipe.
This looks pretty durn good. *It really is a shame that more people don’t like blue cheese.* Out of the five of us in my family, only my two brothers can’t stand it.
More for me, though. ;}
I have a gigantic fig tree in my back yard that cranks out 50 pounds a figs a summer. I can never figure out what to do with all of them- but this is gorgeous!
So jealous.
I love figs! Looks like a wonderful recipe! I can’t figure out how to save my figs from the critters; as soon as I see them on the tree, they disappear!
Oh my goodness! I made this today. I live in Greece so happened to have 10 figs lying around in my fridge. It was worth having the oven on in over 30C heat! It is absolutely gorgeous! Thank you thank you :)
I’m not going to hate you for this but I am sad that it’s almost 12am and I can’t make it…sigh.
I think I might try this with a honey goat cheese they sell at Trader Joe’s (figs and goat cheese and honey??? MMMMM).
Also delicious (while we’re on the topic of fruit and cheese): grapefruit with gorgonzola. One of my favorite snacks; if you like grapefruit, try it. Probably good with oranges too.
OMG that looks outta this world delicious!!!!!! I will have to try it!!
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Cheese in dessert is MORE THAN OK with me. Like a lot more than OK. Like, more cheese, please?
Yum! This looks awesome! Def going to try– well, once I gt my hands on some fresh figs!
If I knew you in person I would tell you to go to hell. But only because this looks so f***ing good. Can you say that word any more? If this was on HBO I could. Fuck. This looks good! Or as Bev would say, “smash this on my face.”
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I have to make this Jessica. It reminds me of Napa Valley and all the amazing flavors. Great recipe. :-)
This looks lovely! The figs and blue cheese look wonderful together…I’ve seen them paired on a cheese plate, but never in a crisp…what a creative and delicious idea!
wow is all i can say for this … fresh figs are a recent discovery for me…buying them every time i see them now!
Haha, I love your blog! Just found it from your feature on Food Buzz- congrats! I have seen every single SATC episode about a million times and I totally hated the Berger era. Worst TV relationship ever. And I admit I hate bleu cheese, but this recipe is totally a feast for the eyes. The Booze Hound would go nuts. Thanks!!
I can’t tell if I love you or hate you for posting this. I can’t wait to try..
Side note: I actually JUST saw Berger in Chicago. He was filming a new movie, Drinking Buddies, with Olivia Wilde in the Wicker Park area. I was too starstruck to take a picture. Maybe I’ll have to make this crisp to ease my woes about that…
I am the other half of the population that despises blue cheese, but this sounds heavenly with some goat cheese. And sorry, but I’m one of those with a fig tree – or rather my MIL has it. Close enough because she doesn’t use them. Always looking for things to do with them!! So thanks!! :-)
I see you used green figs. Can I use black ones, is there a difference?Thanks
usually I would be whipping out the post-its but a few weeks ago I tried a fig and blue cheese chocolate and it was incredible! I bet this dessert is even better!
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What a treat! I’ve never thought about blue cheese in a dessert, but this looks delightful. And fresh figs–yum!
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I just made this and it is jet another home run from you! I already finished half :( oops.
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Hi – I thought you would want to know that I found this recipe and all of your photos from this post here: http://www.sweettoothlove.com/brown-sugar-fig-and-gorgonzola-crisp/. She has scraped a LOT of your content to her site, and is running ads on the site to profit from work that is not her own.
OMG, I can’t wait to make this! My fig tree turned 3 this season and I have a bumper crop of figs this year! So many that me & my son are having trouble eating them all so I will make this recipe tonight! So much for my calorie counting!
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I want to make this but fresh figs are not available to me. What are your ideas with rehydrating figs?Â