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Published: Aug 10, 2018 · Modified: Sep 23, 2019 by Zerrin & Yusuf

Chocolate Covered Figs

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Looking for a healthier sweet summer snack? Make these Chocolate Covered Figs! Jammy fresh figs are coated with a dark chocolate mixture and then chilled. The sweetness of figs and bittersweet flavor of dark chocolate are perfectly balanced. So impressive! 

Sliced chocolate covered figs

Are you a fan of fresh figs? Do you love them as much as I do? Have you seen our super easy baked figs recipe? It is probably my all time favorite fruit dessert with few simple ingredients.

What about chocolate? If you love them both, you will love these Chocolate Covered Figs! I realized how chocolate and figs make a perfect match after making these Chocolate Fig Fudge Brownies and decided to make something easier yet as tasty.

Chocolate Covered Fresh Figs

Well, to tell you the truth this chocolate covered figs recipe accidentally came out one night when we were making chocolate fig tart. I was melting dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl over boiling water. I had to leave it for some minutes and told Yusuf to add in heavy cream inside and mix.

Guess what? When the melted chocolate became thicker, he realized that he added cold milk instead of cream. When I came back to the kitchen, he looked perplexed and a little angry. It got thicker and thicker as he mixed and it couldn’t be the chocolate glaze on a tart!

We both hate wasting food and we didn’t want to just throw it away. We definitely wanted to make something with chocolate and fresh figs. Then we came up with this idea: “Why not cover the figs with chocolate?” These were so good that we've made this ridiculously easy recipe several times since then.

Chocolate Covered Fresh Figs

How To Make

It’s not like dipping figs into melted chocolate. It becomes like a soft dough when milk is added, so you have to shape it in your hands.

Take a piece of chocolate dough, a bit bigger than figs and flatten it in your hands. Then place a peeled fresh fig in the center and close it up by forming gently until the fig is completely covered. Repeat for the remaining figs and chocolate. Nobody can guess there is a hidden fig inside!

We waited them in refrigerator the whole night and they were perfectly stiff in the morning. It is so fun to eat these. You first hear the cracking noise of stiff chocolate and then reach the lovely softness of figs. They are perfectly chilled inside, so it’s a great refreshing suprise in the center.

I slice these chocolate covered figs with a knife when eating since I think it could be messy when it’s bitten. If your figs are small enough, you can just throw them in your mouth as they are. I’m sure it would be even better!

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Chocolate Covered Figs

Sliced chocolate covered figs
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Perfect sweet snack made with chocolate and fresh figs.

  • Author: Zerrin & Yusuf
  • Prep Time: 4 hours
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Chilling
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale
  • 7 ounces (200g) dark chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons cold milk
  • 6 figs

Instructions

  1. Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl over boiling water.
  2. Add in cold milk and mix with a spatula. It gets thicker this way.
  3. Let the mixture reach room temperature.
  4. Peel figs. This is optional. You can use them with their skin on.
  5. Take a piece of chocolate dough, a bit bigger than a fig and flatten it in your hand.
  6. Place a fig in the center, gently form it with your hands and close it up until the fig is completely covered.
  7. Place them on a baking paper so that they don’t stick.
  8. Chill in the refrigerator at least for 4 hours and serve cold.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 241
  • Sugar: 22.8 g
  • Sodium: 6.1 mg
  • Fat: 12.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 29.9 g
  • Protein: 2.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 2.1 mg

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Comments

  1. Caitlin says

    September 10, 2019 at 2:14 pm

    I’d love to know about how long these would keep!

    Reply
    • Zerrin says

      September 10, 2019 at 3:30 pm

      We keep them in the fridge up to three days.

      Reply
  2. Aysegul says

    August 14, 2018 at 1:33 am

    Oh how I wish I had access to those beautiful figs... And chocolate?! Seriously yum!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Zerrin says

      August 14, 2018 at 11:12 am

      Thank you my friend! We were really amazed when we had the first bite. You have to give it a try when you have can find fresh figs there.

      Reply
  3. Kelly Charbula says

    June 27, 2018 at 10:12 am

    I have a green fig tree in my yard currently producing an abundant amount of figs and trying to do something with them. This looks great

    What kind of dark chocolate do you use? Is it sweetened? Is it a baking bar?

    Also, why do I need to peel the fig. I’m not sure I can

    Reply
    • Zerrin says

      June 29, 2018 at 10:40 pm

      Hi Kelly! Use either chocolate chips or chocolate bars to melt.
      Peeling figs is optional. I peel them just to have a smoother texture.
      Hope these hele.

      Reply
  4. karel says

    June 11, 2016 at 3:10 pm

    thanks i do love both looking forward in making them

    Reply
  5. Sabrina - A Spoonful of Photography says

    October 06, 2013 at 2:38 am

    Oh man! Those look so yummy!
    I've always enjoyed dried figs with dark chocolate - but fresh ones? That's a gorgeous idea, and a little remindee to myself, that I need to make these before they disappear from our market because the season is over 🙁

    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  6. Merve Özcan says

    August 23, 2013 at 7:31 pm

    They just look like kinder surprise eggs fallen from heaven! 🙂 yummy!

    Reply
  7. Joy @MyTravelingJoys says

    August 20, 2013 at 3:00 pm

    Amazing! These figs totally make me long for the Turkish fig season. Missing it! 🙁

    Reply
  8. Faye Levy says

    August 20, 2013 at 6:40 am

    Hi Zerrin, If you add a small amount of liquid to melted chocolate, it stiffens.

    Reply
  9. Cristina says

    August 20, 2013 at 12:01 am

    Chocolate and figs are a delish idea! Love the detail in your images, Zerrin. Figs are so interesting and intricate. 😀

    Reply

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