Dessert for 16
Fig Hazelnut Candy
Dried figs, nuts, spices, and citrus zest bake in a honey-sugar mixture to make a firm sliceable candy.
Typical price
$2.44for 4 servings
$0.61 per serving$2.44 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 65 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
ItalianVegetarianDairy-freeBudgetDesserts
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 9 oz | $6.30Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical | 7 oz | $3.15Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.75 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsHoney or maple syrupSugar and brown sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cup hazelnuts
- 1 cup whole almonds
- 2/3 cup white whole wheat flour
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp fennel seed
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- grated zest of 3 tangerines
- 7 oz dried figs
- 2/3 cup honey
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F.
- Toast the hazelnuts and almonds on a baking sheet for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Chop the toasted nuts and figs, then combine them with flour, cocoa, fennel, cinnamon, cloves, and tangerine zest.
- Cook the honey and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat to 240 F, about 6 minutes.
- Stir the hot syrup into the nut mixture.
- Press the mixture into a greased 8-inch square pan and bake at 325 F for 25 minutes.
- Cool the candy for 7 minutes before cutting it into pieces.
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