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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.
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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.
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Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce Recipe
Bourbon Fig & Apple Sauce
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
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.
Erica (@Erica's Recipes)
I LOVE this recipe Debi! I’ve been seeing figs everywhere, and I haven’t used them in ages – your recipe is really making me want to!
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm
Shit! Bring on the bourbon, figs and apples, this sounds AWESOME!!
Helga
Thank you for the ping back, friend! This looks delicious!! Can’t wait to try it.
Masshole Mommy
That sounds wonderful. Perfect for the fall season!
Felicia
Looks delicious and perfect for Fall! I wish I was better at cooking/baking!!
Nicole Neverman
Wow!! This sounds really delicious!!! Those beautiful spices, the vanilla.. YUM! I can already think of lots of ways I’d like to use this 🙂
Cindy (Vegetarian Mamma)
That sounds amazing! I like the combo!
Barbie's Beauty Bits
Holy yummy, I want this now! I’m sharing this with a friend who has a fig tree!
Michelle F.
That looks really good. I love the combination of figs and apples.
Mistee Dawn
Yum! That looks so delicious. Thanks so much for the recipe.
Amanda @ Erickson & Co.
This looks really good. I wish I could grow my own figs where I live, but it is too cold. Now I need to find some at the store when I go tomorrow so I can try this. Thanks for sharing!
gussiedupcf
Wow!! That looks and sounds delicious!! And i love the colors too!
xo,
cait
http://gussied-up.blogspot.com
Stephen S.
Wow this sounds cool. Looks delicious and healthy.
Christine
I bet this would be great to put over baked chicken or fish too!
Debra
Beautiful photos! They look gorgeous!
Kristin
I bet that stuff smells totally amazing!
Heidy L. McCallum
Bourbon and apples? How fantastic! Brilliant idea to combine those flavors in this delicious treat! I haven’t had a good applesauce in sometime and yours is stunning!
April J Harris (@apriljharris)
What a gorgeous autumn sauce, Debi! Your Bourbon, Fig & Apple Sauce looks so tempting!
Jennifer Johnson
How delicious for fall!
Nicole Mamatofiveblessings Homeschooling
That looks like an amazing topping for ice cream! Great Fall recipe!