Spiced Roasted Figs with Hazelnuts & Vanilla Ice Cream

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Breyers for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

Spice Roasted Figs with Hazelnuts and Vanilla Ice Cream

When I was growing up, we had ice cream just about every night. Breyers® was a staple in our freezer as much as milk and eggs were a staple in our refrigerator and cereal was a staple in our pantry. I love that Breyers ice cream has been a part of my growing up years and now a part of my kids’ growing up years. Did you know that Breyers was founded in Philadelphia in 1866 by William A. Breyer? Breyer would make his ice cream, which featured fresh fruits and nuts, by cranking it by hand. He then sold his delicious ice cream to his neighbors. I would have loved to be Breyer’s neighbor!   Today, Breyers is committed to high quality ingredients – a promise that has been on Breyers packages for more than 100 years.   This year, Breyers is celebrating its 150th birthday and has partnered with celebrity chef Curtis Stone and his wife, actress Lindsay Price Stone, to create 12 recipes featuring Breyers Natural Vanilla, inspired by every month of the year, to give families a way to celebrate birthdays and special occasions with Breyers all year long. To celebrate the flavors of August, I recreated this recipe for Spice Roasted Figs with Hazelnuts and Vanilla Ice Cream. I have to admit – I had never cooked with figs before and I was a little skeptical about eating figs with ice cream. But after tasting the finished recipe, all doubts flew away. It was so delicious that I immediately wanted another bowl. The scent from the spiced, roasting figs brought the kids out from their summer hibernation in cooler parts of the house to the kitchen to see what I was cooking (and if they could have some, too). I can’t wait to make this recipe again!

 

Spice Roasted Figs with Hazelnuts and Vanilla Ice Cream

Serves: 4 / Prep Time: 10 minutes / Cook Time: 4 minutes

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp. each ground cinnamon, ground ginger 1/8 tsp. ground cloves 8 ripe figs, halved lengthwise 1 1/3 cups Breyers® Natural Vanilla Ice Cream (America’s No. 1 vanilla ice cream) 1/4 cup blanched hazelnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped

Directions:

Position broiler rack 6 inches from heat source and preheat broiler. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. In a small bowl, mix sugar and spices. One at a time, dip figs, cut side down, in sugar mixture to coat. Then coat figs a second time with sugar mixture and arrange cut side up on baking sheet.   Broil figs, watching closely, for about 4 minutes, or until sugar melts and begins to caramelize and figs soften slightly and begin to ooze their juice. Divide figs among 4 bowls. Spoon 1/3 cup of Breyers® Natural Vanilla Ice Cream into each bowl and sprinkle with hazelnuts.   For more great recipes using Breyers ice cream, check out their site and follow them on their Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter channels – and then head out to your local grocery store to pick up a carton! All Breyers vanilla is real and from sustainably farmed, Rainforest Alliance Certified™ vanilla beans. And Breyers only sources milk and cream from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones.*

 *Disclaimer: Suppliers of other ingredients such as cookies, candies & sauces may not be able to make this pledge. The FDA states that no significant difference has been shown between dairy derived from rBST-treated and non-rBST-treated cows.

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