This Easy Bridgerton-Inspired Snack Will Elevate Any Party
If you want to “cook, host and toast like a member of the 'ton,” The Official Bridgerton Guide to Entertaining from Shondaland/Netflix is for you. The luxe book includes 40 recipes fit for a queen, all with a modern twist.
But the book isn't just about recipes. You’ll also find full instructions for hosting a Bridgerton-inspired high tea and lawn party, but we were inspired by the book’s game-night section that offers up a fete worthy of Lady Danbury’s den of iniquity. To make sure you set just the right scene, the book includes directions for 'ton-approved games, including whist (like bridge), luminaries (like charades) and vingt-et-one (like blackjack).
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And to keep you fueled for all of this game-night fun and the new third season of Bridgerton, you need some swanky snacks, like these sweet-and-savory goat cheese-filled figs. There's a reason the Romans considered figs to be a gift from Bacchus, the god of wine and carnal delights. A single bite of these perfectly ripe morsels, bursting with flavor and a tangy goat cheese filling, is enough to make a debutante blush. But we're not blushing. We're boisterous ladies who know how to appreciate a beautiful (if voluptuous) hors d’oeuvre.
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Reprinted from The Official Bridgerton Guide to Entertaining. ? 2023 by Netflix. Published by Random House Worlds, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Honey and Goat Cheese-Filled Figs Recipe
Ingredients
1 lb small ripe fresh figs (16 to 20 total depending on size)
1 Tbsp honey, plus additional for drizzling
1?3 cup creamy goat cheese (chèvre), at room temperature
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 large fresh mint leaves
2 Tbsp coarsely chopped, dry-roasted unsalted hazelnuts
1. Cut off the top ? inch of each fig and use the back of a small spoon to scoop out some of the seeds from each fig (about ? teaspoon each). You are essentially creating small fig “cups.”
2. Transfer the seeds to a small bowl, add the honey, and use a fork to smash the seeds and honey until the mixture is smooth and jammy. Add the goat cheese, a pinch of salt, and several large grinds of black pepper, then stir until well combined and smooth. Coarsely chop four of the mint leaves and fold into the goat cheese mixture.
3. Transfer the filling to a small piping bag or plastic storage bag and cut a small opening on one corner of the bag that is a little larger than ? inch. Pipe the filling into each fig so that the filling comes slightly out of the top.
4. Transfer the stuffed figs to a serving platter, drizzle with additional honey, and sprinkle with the chopped hazelnuts. Coarsely chop the remaining two mint leaves, sprinkle over the stuffed figs along with a couple grinds of additional black pepper, and serve.
