Spiced Baked Figs With Vanilla Mascarpone

• 10 fresh ripe figs
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup Mascarpone cheese
• 1 tablespoon icing sugar (sifted)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract / seeds from half a vanilla bean
• Toasted almond slivers (for garnish)

1. Pre-heat oven to 190 C / 375 F. Choose a baking dish that will fit all your figs snugly without too much space between them. Mix the honey and cinnamon together in a small bowl and set aside.
2. Toast the almond slivers in a dry pan for a few minutes and set aside. Mix together mascarpone, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl until well incorporated, and leave in the fridge until the figs are done.
3. Score the top of your fig making a small crossways incision about half-way down into it (keeping it whole and making sure not to go all the way to the bottom).
4. Place the prepared figs on your baking dish and carefully pour the cinnamon-honey mixture into the incision that you made. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until cooked through, but the figs still hold their shape.
5. To serve, place 2 - 3 figs in a bowl and pour over some of the honey-cinnamon syrup on top. Serve with a generous dollop of mascarpone and toasted almond slivers.

fresh ripe figs, honey, ground cinnamon, mascarpone cheese, icing sugar, vanilla, almond slivers

Taken from food52.com/recipes/34193-spiced-baked-figs-with-vanilla-mascarpone (may not work)