Crispy bacon wrapped around sweet figs, a tasty appetizer to serve before the main course. A unique combination of sweet and savory, bacon wrapped figs are easy to make and delicious.
Summer means it’s time for ripe figs.
My grandma lives a few houses down from a neightbor who has a fig tree in his front yard. Once figs are ripe, they fall from the branches, splatter, and cause a big mess on the grass. Since that fig tree is huge, he’s willing to share his bounty. He keeps a wooden ladder permanently under the tree to allow anyone who wants figs to have easy access to picking them. That means we have an almost unlimited supply of fresh ripe figs. =)
From one of the first batches of figs, I decided to make bacon wrapped figs. Have you had them before? It’s a mixture of so many flavors and texture. Baked crispy bacon on the outside and soft sweet figs on the inside. It’s so addictive. I can’t stop eating after a couple.
Two ingredients, tons of flavor. What are you waiting for? Try it now!
First, preheat the oven to 350oF. Line a baking pan with foil and lightly grease with nonstick cooking spray. I’m doing this to keep the bacon from sticking to the foil.
Use either regular bacon or turkey bacon. I generally prefer turkey bacon because it has less fat, but it doesn’t get very crispy when baked. For this recipe, since I had regular bacon on hand, I used that instead.
I did remove some of the fat lining the bacon. I can’t help it. That’s how I eat bacon. Ask my roommate from college. We used to go to the dining hall for breakfast early in the morning. I would pile my plate with bacon strips and tater tots. I know, super healthy, right? Lol. Just kidding. I’d eat my bacon slowly so that I can remove the fat. I love the taste of bacon itself, but not the fat.
Cut each fig in half. You want your figs to be as ripe as possible because that’s when it’s at its sweetest. Wrap a single bacon strip around each fig halves. Then lay the bacon wrapped fig down on the loose end, that way they don’t unwrap while they bake. Continue until all the figs and bacon are used.
Bake them in the oven for 10-13 minutes or until the bacon is crispy. Every oven is different so it might be take more or less time for you.
Serve the bacon wrapped figs warm. Enjoy!
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Wow… mouth watering….
Beautiful presentation too 🙂
Thank you! Hope you’ll like it =)
Wow! I had some figs that really needed to be used up as soon as possible, and I figured I would try this appetizer as a little extra something after the breakfast oatmeal, which alone is usually a bit unsatisfying (well, at least for me). My boyfriend and I loved these! I will definitely pass on the recipe :).
I hope that you and your boyfriend will like the recipe =)
Bacon wrapped figs sounds so strange, but they served them as appetizers on a recent cruise I took on the Wilderness Adventurer, and they were delicious.
It does sound strange, doesn’t it? I had bacon wrapped dates for the first time a little over a year ago in Las Vegas, and they were so addictive. Since I had figs on hand, I thought I’d try it with figs instead =)
That looks yummy!
Thank you so much, Donna! =)
I like the new layout! Every time I come to your site, I get hungry, lol! You make food fun!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad that you like my blog and the recipes =) I’m still having a little bit of trouble figuring how to use everything. So much more difficult after being spoiled by WordPress.com!
Those look absolutely delicious! I’ll have to try your recipe sometime soon 🙂 Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Thanks, Kate! I hope that you’ll like the recipe when you have the chance to try it =)
Wow, that looks really good. I always liked figs with parma ham and I have never thought to have them warm, Yum 🙂
Thank you! I hope you’ll like this version =)
Hi,
I just did your garlic string beans recipe the other night. Actually, I’m not fond of including string beans in my market list but i tried and no regrets. It tasted good… thanks 🙂
Loty
Thank you so much, Loty! I’m so glad that you liked the string beans. Especially since you’re not fond of them. Thanks again for giving it a try. Have a great weekend! =)
Those look delicious! I love figs and bacon, but together they might rule the food world!
lol. I hope you’ll like the recipe if you get the chance to try it =)
Now that’s an interesting flavor combination! Is that a mint leaf garnish?
Yes, I thought the bacon wrapped figs looked too plain so I placed them on a lettuce leaf and added mint on top for extra color. lol