Dessert for 16

Fig Hazelnut Candy

Name: Fig Hazelnut Candy
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup hazelnuts; 1 cup whole almonds; 2/3 cup white whole wheat flour; 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 tsp fennel seed; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/8 tsp ground cloves; grated zest of 3 tangerines; 7 oz dried figs; 2/3 cup honey; 2/3 cup granulated sugar

$3.55for 465 minServes 16

Dried figs, nuts, spices, and citrus zest bake in a honey-sugar mixture to make a firm sliceable candy.

Photo: holajalapeno.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds, 9 oz$0.70/oz typical	9 oz	$6.30Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 7 oz$0.45/oz typical	7 oz	$3.15Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.18

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsHoney or maple syrupSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

65 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Dairy-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.89 per serving$3.55 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup hazelnuts
1 cup whole almonds
2/3 cup white whole wheat flour
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp fennel seed
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
grated zest of 3 tangerines
7 oz dried figs
2/3 cup honey
2/3 cup granulated sugar

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F.
Toast the hazelnuts and almonds on a baking sheet for 8 to 10 minutes.
Chop the toasted nuts and figs, then combine them with flour, cocoa, fennel, cinnamon, cloves, and tangerine zest.
Cook the honey and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat to 240 F, about 6 minutes.
Stir the hot syrup into the nut mixture.
Press the mixture into a greased 8-inch square pan and bake at 325 F for 25 minutes.
Cool the candy for 7 minutes before cutting it into pieces.