- prep: 40 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 40 min
Summary
Cook the figs until just softened: Overcooking or intense boiling will render them tough instead of lush.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
- 1 cup superfine sugar, divided, plus more for pan
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups blanched hazelnuts
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 large eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 2/3 cup Calvados (apple brandy)
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups dried black Mission figs or pitted prunes (about 8 ounces), halved if large
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 10
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 659 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 39 g 60.03%
- Saturated Fat: 17 g 86.54%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 49 mg 16.28%
- Sodium: 195 mg 8.13%
- Calcium: 79 mg 7.9%
- Potassium: 192 mg 5.48%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 19.02%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 66 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 8 g 30.34%
- Sugar: 52 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 11.44%
- Vitamin C 2.12%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat8
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs2
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total1 oz-eq