This three-ingredient recipe is sweet and silky – and quick and easy to make
Based on a classic Turkish recipe, this pudding is sweet and silky, almost like a fig custard. The magic is that it only contains three ingredients: fibre-dense dried figs, milk and yogurt. You can add warm, earthy spices like cinnamon if you wish, but I like the natural flavour of the figs to come through.
Ingredients
- 200g soft dried figs
- 250ml whole milk
- 175g full-fat live Greek yogurt
- Toppings (optional)
- 4 tbsp pomegranate seeds
- Flaked almonds, toasted
- 4 fresh figs, sliced
Method
- Place the 200g soft dried figs in a measuring jug and top up the jug with whole milk until it reaches the 375ml mark. Place the measuring jug in the microwave for 2½ minutes, watching carefully to make sure the milk doesn’t boil over.
- Pour the fig and milk mixture into a blender and blitz to a smooth purée. Add the 175g full-fat live Greek yogurt and a pinch of salt, then give the mixture one further quick blitz to combine well.
- Transfer the fig mixture into either individual ramekins or one large bowl. You can serve this straight away or allow it to cool before chilling in the fridge.
- Serve with 4 tbsp pomegranate seeds, toasted flaked almonds and/or 4 sliced fresh figs, if you like.
Tip: add spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, fennel seed and cardamom to the milk before blitzing. You can also add other dried fruit like prunes, dates or apricots.