A speedy snack idea with figs to help tame those chocolate cravings!
Figs aren’t in season until the early autumn here in the UK, which is a shame because I’m a massive fan. My favourite way to eat them is chopped in a salad with goat’s cheese, pecan nuts, rock salt and lightly drizzled with honey – that my friends is my idea of heaven!
A speedy snack idea with figs to help tame those chocolate cravings!
- 16 dried figs
- 150 g melted chocolate
- pinch of rock salt
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Melt the chocolate in a bowl in microwave for roughly 2-3 minutes.
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Take a fig and dip half of it into the chocolate. Set aside on some greaseproof paper and repeat with the rest of the figs.
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Sprinkle the figs with rock salt and leave to set before eating.
I’ve been on this sweet and salty train ride for a while and my love for this combination seems to be sticking. I’m not sure what it is about it, but it just hits the spot with my taste buds and my belly is seriously a happy customer after eating any sweet treat that is geniusly also salted.
When fresh figs aren’t in season, dried figs are the next big thing, readily available all year round in local supermarkets. Now, I can’t really call this a recipe because no preparation, chopping or even cooking for that matter is required. However, after whipping these pimped up dried figs and snacking on them with my tea, I knew that I couldn’t keep it to myself because I know that you’re going to love this too!
I did mention in my Salted Chocolate and Tahini Snack Balls recipe post that I will be posting more simple and easy to whip up snacks like this. Oh, and I’ve just noticed that there is a running theme with the salted aspect of both recipes – what can I say, I’m like a woman obsessed!
A while back I vaguely remember seeing a recipe somewhere for dried mango dipped in chocolate, which I would link to if I could find the post. Any dried fruit like mangos, dates, apples and bananas would work wonderfully in this recipe. With only 3 ingredients these are the easiest snack EVER and something that you definitely need in your life unless dried fruit isn’t your bag of course!
I love making chocolate dipped mango! It’s pretty much not a recipe- just melt chocolate, dip in the dried mango slices and then leave to harden. These figs sound good I have just made some peanut butter stuffed dates topped with a little dark chocolate- dried fruit and chocolate is such a lovely combination.
I bet it was you then Maria with the chocolate covered mango, such a brilliant idea! Peanut butter stuffed dates with chocolate sound heavenly!
Ah I love these! I was thinking the other day about figs-and how I missed fig rolls!!
I remember fig rolls, not had those in ages!
These look delicious! I am a huge fan of both dried figs and salted dark chocolate. I love that this is an awesome healthy sweet treat!
Thanks Lauren! I do love my healthy sweet treats, especially if it involves chocolate.
Such a gorgeous recipe! I’m not much of a baker myself, but I’ll be sending this to my sister with a request to make them for me xx
There’s no baking involved with these so you could make them too! 🙂
What a delicious snack idea and could be a good gift too. LOVE you teacup aswell x
Ha! I do love a vintage tea cup! 🙂
Now this is how talented you are. I don’t even like figs yet your recipe makes me want to eat them!
Ha! I must be doing my job properly then. 🙂
These look so good. I have never actually tried a fig before! We like trying new things in this house though will give these a go
You so have to try them! 🙂
These look AMAZING! In fairless though, anything with added chocolate is amazing in my book, haha! #Love2Blog
Chocolate always takes things to the next level doesn’t it!
Wow these look divine! I’m a huge fan of the sweet and salty combination, so these are my idea of a heavenly snack. I can just imagine sitting down with a handful of these with a nice glass of red wine….
Same here! Sweet and salty is my all time favourite combo and I’m not even bored of it yet.
Ah what a really lovely idea – pretty and delicious!! Love figs too – have just planted a fig tree in the garden but think it may be some time until I get enough to make these from it!
Oh wow! I would love to have a fig tree in the garden – how pretty!
Such an easy snack and I just love salted chocolate. Not a huge fan of figs, but I could use dates I guess.
Yes, you could totally use date or any dried fruit really.
This sounds delicious! My eldest used to love dried apricots and dried mango – this would be perfect for snacking 🙂 H x
They do make perfect snacks, my little one really likes dried fruit too.
These sound and look amazing. Salted chocolate (and salted caramel) are just amazing. Love it.
Thanks Anna! I agree, salted chocolate is divine!
oh wow my mouth is watering! i have figs in the fridge as i snack on them daily! il so going to try this!! yum 🙂
This is the perfect recipe for you then! Hope you give them a try and like them.
These look gorgeous! I am definitely going to give these a try xx
I hope you like them if you do. 🙂
I’ve not tried figs before but may give these a go, they look and sound lovely.
They’re really tasty, but any dried fruit would work.
These look delicious I love dried figs they are really tasty so I can imagine with chocolate they are even better. Thanks for sharing another great recipe x
You’re welcome Tanita! 🙂
These look absolutely amazing! I used to have such a sweet tooth but lately I’ve been craving saltier things…these sound ideal for moments when you’re not quite sure what will hit the spot! x
Ha! Yes, they seem to cover all bases don’t they.
Ohhhh these look lush! I need them in my tummy pronto! Thanks for sharing x
Thanks Fiona! I think I do too. 🙂
I don’t like figs sadly as these look so good. X
You could use dates or another dried fruit that you may like.
Great idea, much better than eating chocolate on its own that’s for sure! May have to make some for the weekend.
They’re so easy to make and the sweetness of the figs goes so nicely with the chocolate.
I’m with you on the fig and goat’s cheese combo, delicious! These look lovely, I do like both dried fruit and salted chocolate xx
It just works doesn’t it! Yum!
delicious and so simple. I love figs x
Thank you! Simple is always best. 🙂
Figs are my favorite! And with chocolate and rock salt? Heavenly. Lovely post.
Thank you! It’s a winning flavour combination, so good!
Reading this post has got me thinking I don’t think I’ve ever tried a fig (how has that happened?) maybe this recipe is a good reason to go get some.
Oh no, you really need to try them. So yummy and a really healthy snack option.
Even the name of these sound delicious!! I love figs!!
Ha! Thanks Kellie! 🙂
I have not had figs in so long and these look amazing! I love that you added the rock salt for that sweet and salty flavor.
I’m all over the sweet and salty combo, it just hits the spot! 🙂
oh wow I have never even tried figs before but really want to now
You should really give them a try! 🙂
My friend and I were just talking about figs yesterday and i’ve been dreaming of them all day. Now I’m gonna have to dip them in chocolate. Yum!
They go so perfectly with chocolate and they’re so quick and easy to make.
Oh wow I don’t eve like figs but salted chocolate appeals to me all these look amazing! x
Ha! Well I’m glad that they appeal to you even though you hate figs.
Oh jemma, this is just the sort of treat I would love to make right now.
Me too Bintu! I could do with some right this minute!
Yummy and easy snack, I love chocolate and figs but the rock salt takes it to a new height
It’s all about salted chocolate, it tastes so good!
Salted chocolate is the way forward, so yummy!
These look so good and such an easy snack idea. x
They couldn’t be any simpler to make!
I love figs and I love chocolate but I never thought to put them together! This is most interesting. Another blogger put figs and Nutella together and I thought that was genius too. I guess I’ll be having a fig-filled weekend then.
Nutella and figs together sounds insane, yum!
Oh yum! I have never had chocolate figs before but now I need to try! Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe! Yum!
Thanks J! It’s definitely one worth trying out.
I love figs, what a GREAT way to have them! Next time I get figs I want to try this, thank you for sharing this great idea!
Thanks Sara! It’s a lovely little sweet treat and so easy to make too.
Such a fan of figs as well and this certainly helps get me through until fresh fig season. Thanks for this quick and easy fig “fix.”
What an awesome little sweet treat. I happen to love figs, so dipping them in chocolate is a great idea. I think I need to go and make some of these since I actually have everything I need!!