Cookie Covered Figs with Carob Coconut Topping

Cookie Covered Figs with

 Carob and Coconut Topping

created by Snacking Squirrel

Cookie Dough

1.5 cups quinoa flakes

3/4 cup brown rice flour

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter or margarine 

(or dairy-free vegan spread)

1 large whole egg

4-5 medium fresh figs

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp sea salt

1 pinch nutmeg

Step 1: Beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl

Step 2: Add your egg, vanilla and spices, continue beating 

Step 3: In a separate bowl, combine the flour, 

quinoa flakes, baking powder and salt together

Step 4: Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients

Step 5: Mix until the dough is well combined

Step 6: Peel the skin off your figs by gently peeling 

from either the base, downwards or the stem, downwards 

If they are very ripe, you can even use your 

nails to gently peel the skin away from the flesh

Circumcised figs... eek!

Step 7: Roll a ball of cookie dough similar in size to your naked fig

Step 8: Flatten cookie dough with your hand and place fig in the center

Step 9: Poll up the edges of the cookie dough to cover the

 fig (it's okay if the dough breaks, just gently mold the broken

 spaces together with more dough, as if sculpting wet clay)

Size comparison to fig

My Cookie Covered Fig fits right in the palm of my hand

Just don't go throwing them at people!

Step 10: Place the cookie dough covered fig balls onto a greased baking

sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 350 Fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes

Step 11: Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes

Look at all that gorgeous natural fig syrup oozing out!

Carob and Coconut Topping

1/2 cup carob chips

(unsweetened if possible)

1/4 cup shredded coconut

1/8 cup water

Step 12: Combine carob chips and water 

and melt in microwave or in a pot on the stove

Step 13: Smear a big glob on top and sprinkle with coconut

You can omit the carob and coconut altogether, I

 just wasn't sure how much they enjoyed being bald

Let's have a look inside one of the Chocolate Covered Figs, shall we?

OHHHMYGOD! Look at that succulence! I am so happy I created this... 

I mean, the concept of "Cookie Covered Fruit" is destined to become a hit