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Port-Glazed Figs

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 118mlCrème de cassis
  (black currant-flavored liqueur)
750   Port wine - (1 bottle)
1 lb 454g / 16ozFresh figs
  (6 large or 24 small)
2 cups 474mlVanilla low-fat frozen yogurt

Recipe Instructions

Combine crème de cassis and wine in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Add figs; reduce heat to medium, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes. Remove figs with a slotted spoon, and place in a bowl.

Cook wine mixture over medium heat 35 minutes or until slightly syrupy and reduced to 1 cup. Pour sauce into a bowl; let cool to room temperature.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 large or 4 small figs, 1/3 cup frozen yogurt, and about 2-1/2 tablespoons sauce).

Source:
Cooking Light, Jul/Aug 1995, page 62

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