Ingredients

12fresh figs

1½tspolive oil

4tsphoney

2tbspcold butter

2tbspwater

1pintvanilla ice cream

Preparation

Heat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Cut the stems off the figs. Rub the oil over the figs and put them in a baking pan, stem-side up.

Cut a cross in the top of each fig, cutting almost to the bottom.

Drizzle the honey over the figs, then top each one with a piece of butter.

Bake the figs for 8 to 10 minutes until they open up like flowers. Remove the pan from the oven.

Put the figs on plates, add the water to the pan, return the pan to the oven for 1 minute, and then stir to make a sauce.

Drizzle the sauce over the warm figs and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side.