Taste Magazine
Login/Register
Menu
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Starters
    • Mains
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • View all
  • Ingredients
    • Asparagus
    • Avocado
    • Beetroot
    • Berries
    • Cheese
    • Chicken
    • Mielies
    • Potatoes
    • Spinach
    • View all
  • Dishes
    • Chakalaka
    • Braai
    • Fridge desserts
    • Mediterranean
    • Sandwiches
    • Plant-based
    • Potjies
    • View all
  • Occasions
    • Birthdays
    • Ramadan
    • Eid
    • Easter
    • Pesach
    • Diwali
    • Hanukkah
    • Christmas
    • New Year’s Eve
  • Popular
    • South African
    • Air fryer
    • Braai
    • Five-ingredients or less
    • 30 minutes or less
    • Great Value
  • Win
    • Competitions
    • Competition Winners
  • Culture
    • Articles
    • How To
    • Columns
    • Glossary
  • WList™ great value hub
  • WCellar
  • Login
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter sign up
Editor’s picks
Strawberry tart with lemon posset
Berry recipes

Strawberry tart with lemon posset

20 minutes
Beer-box (braai) platter
Braai recipes

Beer-box (braai) platter

30–40 minutes
Rum-and-raisin rusks
Rusk recipes

Rum-and-raisin rusks

35–40 minutes
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • cream
Baked custardy brioche with syrup

Baked custardy brioche with syrup

35 minutes
Snoek and trout chowder with corn scones

Snoek and trout chowder with corn scones

30 minutes
Crushed Amaretti and dark chocolate tart
Chocolate recipes

Crushed Amaretti and dark chocolate tart

5 minutes
Chocolate Guinness cake with beer ice cream
Beer Food

Chocolate Guinness cake with beer ice cream

45 minutes
Beer-braised lamb shank and rosemary veloute
Beer Food

Beer-braised lamb shank and rosemary veloute

2½ hours
Wild mushroom ragout on herb mash
Vegan recipes

Wild mushroom ragout on herb mash

Roast chicken and mushroom pie
Chicken recipes

Roast chicken and mushroom pie

40 minutes
Spiced apples
Apple recipes

Spiced apples

25 minutes
Cheat's white-chocolate mousse
Five-ingredient recipes

Cheat’s white-chocolate mousse

Butternut chicken with Horseradish creme fraiche
Butternut recipes

Butternut chicken with Horseradish creme fraiche

Baked creamy tomato with dunking toasts

Baked creamy tomato with dunking toasts

20 minutes

Caramelised figs with vanilla sponge

Load more
  • Taste Magazine
  • shop online at woolworths. Shop Now
© 2026 Woolworths holdings limited. All rights strictly reserved.
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Media24
Please login or register to favourite a recipe.
Login/Register

Caramelised figs with vanilla sponge

By Abigail Donnelly
4
Easy

Ingredients

  • 12 figs
  • 1 dessert liqueur or Marsala wine
  • 2 T brown sugar
  • Vanilla sponge
  • Cream or ice cream

Method

Soak figs in dessert liqueur or Marsala wine overnight. Gently heat the figs in a saucepan over a low heat with brown sugar, until warmed through and slightly caramelised. Spoon over sliced vanilla sponge and serve with thick cream or ice cream.