Sticky Fig-Blueberry Crisp with Goat Cheese Whipped Cream
Sometimes our favorite recipes are inspired from using up leftover ingredients. This sticky fig blueberry crisp is one of those recipes that is going to be a repeating Summer treat. Last month we had a group of friends over for Sunday lunch and we completely forgot about what to make for dessert. Our stand-by dessert is normally a berry crisp or crumble because it’s so easy to whip up a batch in a few minutes and then just forget about it in the oven for about an hour. But we didn’t have too many berries other than a bowl of blueberries and an over-ripening basket of figs. So using these two highlights of Summer fruits became a crowd favorite fig crisp recipe with blueberries. This recipe was originally published in 2014 and re-published with new photos.
Fig Blueberry Crisp Recipe
The figs and berries on the counter were begging to be eaten and the most edible answer we could think of was making our favorite crisp and filling it with luscious figs and blueberries. For an even bigger treat, we made some tangy, sweet goat cheese whipped cream to take it over the top. Guess what? we got lucky and this recipe was a surprise hit. The bomb. The Best. Amazing. You must make this! If you don’t have as many figs as the recipe calls for then no worries. You can always use more blueberries or even substitute other berries. But as long as you have a handful of ripe figs, the flavor will be fantastic from the sticky sweet flavors of Summer figs.
What Does a Fig Crisp Taste Like?
This wonderful crisp is sticky, concentrated with naturally sweet fig and blueberry flavor, so a little bit goes a long way. If you’re already a fan of figs, you’ll love the familiar stick sweet flavors and the little nuggets of crunchy seeds in each bite. Cost of figs can be costly, so you don’t have to break the bank buying a ton of figs. Just use a smaller baking dish, like a 6″ ramekin or quart baking dish. Whatever size fits a nice layer for the amount of figs and blueberries you are using. Like we mentioned above, you can always use more blueberries or other berries if you have less figs. Each bite of this sticky fig and blueberry crisp will leave you screaming out for Summer to never end!
See the video of us make the Fig-Blueberry Crisp with a Goat Cheese Whipped Cream
Best Figs for Desserts?
There’s so many great figs for eating and cooking. Our most favorite for desserts are the sweet Mission figs or brown turkey figs. When picked at their peak, these figs are fantastic, flavorful and sweet. They themselves are like desserts and we power through ripe sweet figs like candy. Yes, when they’re picked at their peak they taste like candy and sometimes no need to even cook them. But if you have alot that are ripening too fast, it’s the perfect time to make desserts out of them. Here’s a great article about best fig varieties.
Fig-Blueberry Crisp with a Goat Cheese Whipped Cream
Ingredients
For the Topping
- 1/2 cup (65 g) flour
- 1/4 cup (55 g) brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) kosher salt or sea salt
- 1/4 cup (57 g) cold unsalted butter , (1/2 stick) cut into 1/2-inch (12-mm) pieces
- 1/2 cup (40 g) old-fashioned oats
Fig-Blueberry Filling
- 1 pound (454 g) fresh figs , stems removed and quartered
- 6 oz. (170 g) fresh blueberries
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) packed brown sugar , or to taste *see headnote
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) cornstarch
- zest from one medium lemon
Goat Cheese Whipped Cream (optional)
- 4 oz. (113 g) goat cheese
- 1 cup (240 ml) heavy whipping cream
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 375°F/190°C. Butter and set aside a 1-quart or other smaller-sized baking dish.
- Make the topping: In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, and salt. Using your fingertips, pinch the butter pieces into the flour until the texture is crumbly.
- Pinch in the oats and work with your fingertips until the ingredients are evenly mixed. Set aside in the fridge until ready to top the crisp.
- Make the filling: Cut the stems off the figs and then cut them into quarters.
- Gently toss the filling ingredients (figs, blueberries, brown sugar, cornstarch, and lemon zest) together.
- Place the filling in the baking dish. Spread the topping over the fig-blueberry filling.
- Bake at 375°F/190°C for about 1 hour 10 minutes or until the topping is golden and filling has slightly thickened.
- Optional: Make the goat cheese whipped cream topping (see head note). Whip together the goat cheese, cream, confectioners sugar, and vanilla extract until the mixture forms soft peaks (when you lift the whisk out of the cream, a peak should form and then gently fall back, barely holding its shape). Place the whipped cream in a covered container and reserve in the fridge until ready to serve.
- Serve the crisp warm or at room temperature, topping the individual servings with the goat cheese whipped cream.
Video
Nutrition Information per Serving
If you have a fig tree vs buying figs
Sure, it might take a whole paycheck to buy a ton of sweet figs. When we’re at the market, fig prices are often a shock and the figs themselves often seem like a commodity. Folks like us can indulge when we have a fig tree, but what about the rest of you? Well, we’ve scaled the recipe down to a smaller portion. But really, that’s all you’ll need. If you have a friend with a fig tree, offer them some fig crisp if they can give you a big bagful of ripe figs. That’s a pretty nice tradeoff for everyone!
Hope your Summer is grand!
-diane and todd
Best Toppings for Fig Crisp
Our recipe has this crisp paired with a goat cheese whipped cream. But if you’re not a fan of goat cheese, there’s other delicious possibilies.
- we love simple homemade whipped cream
- A quickie topping is to use whipped topping
- Add a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top
- Greek yogurt is nice on top
- a small drizzle of honey on top is nice if you want something a little sweeter.
- Chopped nuts add a great crunch on top
More Fig Recipes
- Baked figs with Bacon & Cheese Recipe
- Fig & Almond Crostata Recipe
- Easy Fig Bruschetta Recipe .
- Balsamic fig spread for a cheese plate
- Roasted figs with wine and sage
- amazing fresh blueberry cream cheese frosting
- check out all our easy fig recipes here
I made this sticky fig-blueberry crisp for dessert last night, and my family loved it. The crispy topping added a delightful crunch to the gooey fruit filling. It was a perfect dessert for the night.
This is such an awesome recipe. I’m loving the combination of fig with blueberry.
I really want to make this for a friend’s birthday, but figs are not in season. Do you think I could use soaked dried figs?
We haven’t tried it with dehydrated dried figs yet. It may be just a bit more dense, but we think it may work. If you try it, we’d recommend testing out a batch before making for your friend’s birthday. Good luck!
This is baking away in my oven right now! I can’t wait to try it!!!! I wanted to make the recipe just as-is, but I had a whole bowl of apricots in my fridge that needed using. Hope tossing them in the mix works out to be just as tasty!! Thanks for the recipe and great pictures xoxo
I’m in love! This looks so seasonal and decadent – I wish I had this abundance of produce in my backyard!
The flavours you are working here are savage!! Goat cheese whipped cream sounds like something I would want to eat via spoon. (Yes, please!) ๐
you must have an amazingly productive fig tree, or a lot of self-restraint. fruit around here tends to get eaten up too quickly to get turned into anything else. ๐ the recipe does sound amazing, though.
I never would have thought of this combination of fruits, but we love both figs and blueberries so whats not to love in this delicious sounding crisp?! I don’t have much experience with fresh figs (I usually bake with the dried ones) but I will just have to be bold and adventurous and give this a try!
WOW-this looks incredible! I have been on the hunt for fresh figs forever, every time I end up finding them I buy soooo sooo soooo many and then need to end up using them super quickly, now I have the perfect recipe to do that with. YAY
I was just at Costco and saw a big basket of fresh figs, but had no idea what I could do with them. I may make a trip back just for them and to make this recipe. This looks to elegantly delicious to miss!
This looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it. I did notice a discrepancy with the name in that the recipe name says Fig-Blackberry but the recipe and Pin says blueberry. I was hooked with the blackberry… are they interchangeable? Thanks!
Yeah, that was a brain fade. The recipe should have said Blueberry. I was thinking of the blackberry crisp which the topping is based off of when I was writing the recipe title. They should be perfectly interchangeable though. If you make it with blackberries we’d love to hear how it turns out.
Oh I wish I could have a spoon full of this! The additional goat cheese definitely would make the figs standard out. Hope you continue the great figs recipes!
Love the fig blueberry combo! Beautiful!
YUM! I love the addition of goat cheese!! P.S. can’t wait to see you in Ashville next week… WOOT!
This fig crisp is stunning. I especially love the goat cheese whip!
This looks absolutely awesome! And the fact that you have your own fig tree and that this is the true definition of homegrown is even better! Pinned of course!