Vanilla Ice Cream with Balsamic Fig Sauce
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
- Total: 18 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 13 min
Ingredients
2 pints vanilla bean ice cream
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar, eyeball it
1/2 cup water, eyeball it
10 dried Mission figs or 20 baby Mission figs, chopped
1 canister prepared real whipped cream from dairy aisle of market
Freshly grated nutmeg, to garnish
Directions
- Place ice cream on counter to soften. In a small pot, combine vinegar and water and bring to a boil. Add figs and reduce heat to simmer. Stew figs in sauce until they are soft and sauce is thick and syrupy, about 12 minutes.
- Scoop ice cream into glass goblets or other dessert dishes and top liberally with hot balsamic fig sauce and whipped cream. Garnish the top of the whipped cream with a little freshly grated nutmeg.