To which I replied “Sounds amazing! Recipe please.”

So this Fresh Fig & Mascarpone Sweet Potato Pizza is my version of her recipe. She was 100% correct. The combination of fig, mascarpone, and honey is incredible! The sweet potato ‘pizza crust’ is like a match made in heaven!

If you’ve been keeping up with our latest recipes you’ll know I’ve developed a fondness for sweet potatoes.

In particular using sweet potato ’rounds’ in place of otherwise gluten laden ingredients, like hamburger buns, English muffins, and pizza crust!

Simply slice the sweet potato into rounds about 1/4-inch thick. Roast them on a parchment lined baking sheet at 425 degrees F. for 25 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking time.

Voila!

Recipe Note: this recipe can easily be made using traditional pizza crust. Bake your crust until almost done. Then remove from the oven and proceed with the following steps!

A little schmear of mascarpone on each round, topped with sliced figs.

Give your pizzas a generous drizzle of local honey.

Figs and honey are soul mates you know.

Then it’s back into the oven for 5 minutes where the magic happens.

Lastly, I knew I wanted to incorporate fresh herbs as well. So a final sprinkle of fresh rosemary or lemony thyme will add just a touch of herby love.

This is my second fig recipe in as many days. Check out Prosciutto Wrapped Mascarpone Stuffed Figs of Love!

I hope you’ll give both of these recipes a try. These little Fig & Honey Sweet Potato Pizzas make a wonderful appetizer, but I may serve them as dessert!

Are there recipes that remind you of a favorite vacation that you’d like to see us recreate? I’d love for you to comment below. Your feedback is so important to me (and keeps the recipe love fresh).

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All my best,
xo Libby

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Fig & Mascarpone Sweet Potato Pizza {Gluten Free}

The combination of fig, mascarpone, and honey is incredible! The sweet potato 'pizza crust' is like a match made in heaven!

Course Appetizer, Dessert

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Author Libby with Lemony Thyme

Ingredients

• 1 large sweet potato cut into 1/4-inch rounds
• 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
• 2-3 fresh figs sliced
• 2 Tablespoons local honey
• fresh rosemary or lemony thyme minced

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425° F. Slice sweet potato into 1/4-inch thick slices and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes, flipping half way through cooking time.
• Remove rounds from oven and schmear each with a tablespoon of mascarpone cheese. Top with sliced figs. Return to oven for 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and drizzle with honey. Sprinkle with minced fresh herbs like rosemary or lemony thyme.

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Sweet delicious figs, filled with a spoon of creamy mascarpone, a drizzle of honey, a sprinkle of chopped pecans, all wrapped in prosciutto love.

It’s the savory, salty, sweet trifecta that pleases your palate!

If you follow us on Instagram and Facebook you may have seen the fresh fig mother-load score from a few days ago.

I received an anonymous tip (not really but that sounds cool). Actually a friend, who shall rename unnamed, told me about two glorious fig trees.

They are situated on what we’ll call public property and trust me when I say they are gigantic. Each tree is loaded with at least 1000 figs.

With a step stool in hand, we took to the trees.

It was clear by the number of overripe figs that no one was harvesting the fruit. And by the number of green figs, that we shall be enjoying fig dishes for weeks to come.

I’m sworn to secrecy on the location of said trees (but they are walking distance from my house).

Score!!

With this picture of figs, I asked you what you’d like to see me make. The recipe inspiration was amazing!!

Stuffed figs, prosciutto wrapped stuffed figs, fig pizza, figs on salad, fig cookies, fig jam…

I couldn’t wait to get to started! So here we are.

Stuffed Figs

• Take each fig and cut an ‘X’ in the top about halfway down
• Put about a teaspoon of mascarpone cheese in each one
• Wrap a half piece of prosciutto around them
• Then sprinkle with a tiny bit of flaky sea salt
• Drizzle with honey
• Sprinkle with chopped nuts
• Bake at 425 degrees F. for 10 minutes
• Enjoy!

These delectable bundles of figgy love make a wonderful appetizer. The honey with the nuts on top is the perfect finish. And the prosciutto does exactly what prosciutto does best….it makes everything taste better!

Are there recipes that remind you of a favorite vacation that you’d like to see us recreate? I’d love for you to comment below. Your feedback is so important to me (and keeps the recipe love fresh).

All my best,
xo Libby

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Prosciutto Wrapped Mascarpone Stuffed Figs of Love

Sweet delicious figs, filled with a spoon of creamy mascarpone, a drizzle of honey, a sprinkle of chopped pecans, all wrapped in prosciutto love.

Course Appetizer

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Author Libby with Lemony Thyme

Ingredients

• 12 fresh ripe figs
• 6 slices prosciutto cut in half
• 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon flakey sea salt
• 3 Tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• garnish with fresh lemony thyme leaves optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Trim the stems off the figs. Then cut an 'X' in the top of each one 1/2 way through, leaving the bottom in tact.
• Using a small spoon put a teaspoon of mascarpone in the center of each fig. Sprinkle with a tiny bit of flaky sea salt, then drizzle with honey a sprinkle with chopped nuts. Place stuffed figs in a baking dish.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with fresh lemony thyme leaves (optional).

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