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Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce

September 16, 2014 by Debi 24 Comments

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This Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce with all its warm fall spices, is the perfect addition to breakfast. It’s a high-fiber treat that’s delicious over yogurt, cottage cheese, oatmeal, pancakes, or granola. The sauce is also great with dessert, as a fruity kick to ice cream or cake. Serve it warm or cold, it’s great either way.

And, don’t worry, the alcohol is cooked off, it just flavors the sauce.

Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce: great for breakfast or dessert | Life Currents
Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce

Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce over vanilla yogurt is a great way to start the day

I really like making the sauce ahead of time, because the flavors mingle as it sits. It’s at its best after 2 days in the fridge.

Use your favorite kind of apple, for me, that’s a Granny Smith. I love the tartness of them. They also have less sugar than other kinds of apples. My husband, however, totally disagrees with me on the choice of apples. He would much prefer a sweet red one like Braeburn or Honeycrisp. And, the type of dried fig is also up for whatever you like, or your local store carries.

The apple can be grated by hand on the large holes of a box grater, or in a food processor using a grating attachment.

Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce
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Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce: great for breakfast or dessert
Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce: great for breakfast or dessert | Life Currents

Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce over vanilla yogurt for breakfast! It’s a great start to the day.

Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce Recipe

Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce

Debi
A fun fruit filled sauce that's great over oatmeal, cake, ice cream, or yogurt
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Sauce
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 82 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 10 Dried Figs stems removed and fig cut in half
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon
  • 1 small apple unpeeled, coarsely shredded
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients except vanilla. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Serve warm, or store in a tightly covered container in the fridge to let the flavors get to know each other.

Nutrition

Calories: 82kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 4mgPotassium: 167mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 19IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

Keyword apple, bourbon, fig
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Filed Under: Breakfast, Desserts, Preserves, Side Dishes Tagged With: apples, bourbon, Breakfast, cinnamon, Cooking, desserts, fig, figs, Food, gluten-free, healthy, nutmeg, recipe, sauce, vegan, vegetarian

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  1. Claudia Krusch

    September 17, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    Sounds so good! I need to try it!

  2. Culinary Flavors

    September 18, 2014 at 1:57 am

    Perfect way to start your day! Love figs!

  3. Alyssa C

    September 18, 2014 at 9:56 am

    My mom loves Fig Apple Sauce, I’m going to make this for her asap!

  4. mamabyfire

    September 20, 2014 at 11:14 pm

    This sounds delicious! I love fall and all the great flavors that come with it!

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