Does a really good ripe fig need cheese and chocolate? Nope. But who could resist a sweet, sexy fruit coated with crisp dark chocolate and stuffed with a secret creamy filling? And if these tempt you into enjoying a fig, I will have done my job! <br /> <br />Add stuffed figs to a cheese platter or serve them for dessert. Either way, consider an oloroso sherry or aged tawny port to go with. For stuffing the figs, everyday cream cheese is delicious and obvious—but more interesting and decadent cheeses really do shine here. <br /> <br />Excepted from Seriously Bittersweet (Artisan 2013).

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