Is it just me or do you find that figs are amazingly sexy?
They’re sweet and juicy with that little bit of crunch from the seeds. Apparently I am not alone in this. According to the Vegetarian Society “This erotic, fleshy fruit is said to act as a powerful sexual stimulant. Originally from Syria, it is one of the oldest known plants. Ritual copulation followed the arrival of the new fig crop in Ancient Greece and it is said to have been Cleopatra’s favourite fruit. For the ancient Greeks the fig was one of the sacred foods associated with fertility and love”.
So what would happen if we took this pleasure food and lovingly coated it in one of the greatest aphrodisiacs, chocolate?
Again, the Veg Society proclaims that “Chocolate has been used to stoke the flames of passions all over the world. Chocolate contains chemicals thought to effect neurotransmitters in the brain”. Legend has it that its powers on the sexual appetite have led to a chocolate ban being imposed in some monasteries.
The amazing thing is that this decadent delight is so easy to make that I can’t figure out why anyone would opt for a regular chocolate anything. Fresh figs + Melted Dark Chocolate + Coconut Oil and you end up with a plate full of purely passionate decadence.
Chocolate and coconut oil in the pot
Melting the chocolate
This my fine kitchen love makers is absolutely what Making Love In The Kitchen is all about. Sweet, seductive, love-filled goodness. Simple, easy, delicious, and requires only three healthful ingredients. I know you are dying to bite in and savour this sweetness.
Chocolate Covered Figs
1 Dark Chocolate Bar, I recommend Greens & Blacks or Camino. Get the highest percentage of cocoa you can find.
1-2 Tbs Coconut Oil, cold pressed, unrefined.
8-10 fresh figs, washed and dried
1 hot lover of your choice (optional)
- If you don’t have a double boiler, make one. You will need two pots, one bigger than the other and fill the larger of the two with water.
- Place large pot of water and turn oven on to a medium heat. Place smaller pot inside the larger one.
- Add chocolate and coconut oil to smaller pot and stir gently as it melts. This gets tricky. If it stays on the heat too long, it will get chunky. The same happens if water gets in. If that happens you’ll be forced to eat this batch of chocolate and start over. There are worse things.
- As soon as chocolate is melted and thoroughly mixed with coconut oil, holding the fig by its stem, start dipping!
- Place dipped figs on parchment lined plate.
- Once all the figs have been dipped, place in the freezer to set. Will take about 20 minutes and can then be stored in the fridge.
- Eat them fresh… but remember to put any extras back in the fridge before you get carried away by the magical effects.
Definitely sexy! Love your ingredient list.
Hi Meagan!! Sorry I haven’t stopped by to chat lately!! i hope all is well with you! I can’t wait to see the finished outcome of your kitchen renovations!!
Those figs are way sexy and melted chocolate is good on anything! ;-P
Wanted to tell you about a new blog I started in the past week called Vegan Peas. I decided to go vegan to see if I could lower my cholesterol and trigycerides and blood pressure and my weight into healthy levels. My doctor wants to put me on three cholesterol medications, so this was my getting off the fence moment… (which is hard for a girl who LUVVSSS bacon and eggs!!)
At any rate, I’m following a McDougall type of program and I’m 7 days into being a vegan (well actually 5 since I didn’t do so well on the first few days! lol) I look forward to hearing about your new books and programs!!
(((((((((((((((hugs!!)))))))))))))
Carrie
Beautiful and lovely!
Mmm..we have a fig tree in our yard! 
I am going to have to try this out!
Oh my, that photo is drop-dead-sexy! I’m normally not the hugest fig fan, but anything covered in chocolate gets my vote!
It’s not just you! If I could have I would have included Figs in my blog title, but that was just a tad over the top
I ADORE figs, find them incredibly sensual and magical. I am headed to a friend’s house this afternoon to get a bucketful! His tree is covered. Mmmmmmm
He is Italian and makes fig wine, I cannot wait to try it!
This looks awesome and EASY! No mixing and cutting, just melt and dip, mmm…
I have one question though, about the coconut oil. In the recipe it’s specified that it should be unrefined and cold pressed. I just bought a jar but it didn’t say anything about how it was made (just that it’s 100 % coconut oil). Probably means that it’s not cold pressed… Is that bad? Should I get a new one?
Thanks for any response!
So happy I found your site as I have 2 doz of this same type of fig that I bought yesterday with intentions of doing a fig/choco combo for a dinner party dessert. I will follow your instructions, then probably drizzle a sweet port wine sauce on top just for an added kick. Thanks for your awesome inspiration!
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You have a fig tree in your yard?!?!?! I am moving in.
Great to hear from you Carrie!
The best kind of coconut oil smells like coconut. An easy way to test it.
My pleasure! Happy you found me too and I hope I offer continued inspiration for your cooking adventuress.