Red Wine Fig Sauce For Your Favorite Desserts! | Wanna Cook

red wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic red wine

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Brown sugar adds a deeper flavor.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar can add acidity but with a different flavor.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla essence is a cost-effective substitute.

Add 1 cup of red wine to the pan.

Measure and add 1/2 cup of white granulated sugar to the wine.

Stir the sugar into the wine until it dissolves.

Set the heat to low, around 4 to 3 on the stove.

Simmer the mixture on low heat to reduce and thicken, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

Once the sugar has dissolved, let the sauce thicken up.

When bubbles are rapidly bubbling, add the halved figs facing down into the sauce.

Continue to coat the figs with the sauce without mixing or turning them.

Check the sauce's readiness by seeing if it coats the spatula completely.

Remember that the sauce will thicken further as it sits.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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