Honey-and-Thyme-Poached Figs

• 1 cup Sauternes or other dessert wine
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1 tablespoon honey, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 pound dried Calimyrna figs, stemmed, halves,and each half cut into 5 thin strips
• mascarpone, creme fraiche or sour cream as an accompaniment
• 1 tablespoon julienne strips of lemon zest

1. In a saucepan bring the wine and the apple juice to a boil with the honey, the thyme, and the vanilla and simmer the mixture for 3 minutes.
2. Add the figs and simmer the mixture, covered partially, for 5 minutes, or until the figs are very soft.
3. Serve the figs warm with the syrup in stemmed glasses topped with the mascarpone and the zest.

dessert wine, apple juice, honey, thyme, vanilla, thin strips, mascarpone, julienne strips of lemon zest

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/honey-and-thyme-poached-figs-10708 (may not work)