Salted Chocolate-Dipped Dried Figs

MAKES 12 SERVINGS

This is an indulgent treat for all of you salted caramel “devotees”:

100 g (3½ oz.) bar of 70% cocoa solids dark/bittersweet chocolate, snapped into pieces

12 small, semi-soft, ready-to-eat dried figs

Sea salt flakes

A flat plate or tray lined with parchment paper

Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Make sure the base of the bowl doesn’t touch the surface of the water. Stir it with a rubber spatula until it’s melted. Use your hands to massage the dried figs and shape them into their natural teardrop shape. Dip the base of each one into the melted chocolate and place it on the tray. Sprinkle each fig sparingly with sea salt flakes and leave it to set before serving.

This sweet treat of salted, chocolate-dipped dried figs is perfect to satisfy your “sweet tooth.” The salt offsets a bit of the sweetness of the figs, but even so, this rich treat is best served in bite-sized portions.