This recipe is very much inspired by the classic Christmas song, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Even as a child, the lyrics around figgy pudding always perked my ears up.
I have been dessert obsessed my whole life, apparently. So if you are looking for a Christmas pudding dessert, try this easy figgy pudding recipe!
My goal with this recipe was to create a bread pudding-esque cake that heavily featured figs, but also just felt festive. The kind of Christmas dessert you might serve at the end of a fancy dinner.
The batter uses fig jam and dried figs, so if you can’t find fresh figs where you live (I couldn’t), don’t worry! The result is a sweet, nutty mini cake with a lightly spiced syrup.
While this recipe feels like a classic Christmas dessert to me, it does not resemble what would be traditional figgy pudding. My understanding