i saw fresh figs at the store and decided to make something with them for a party i'm going to. i just did a test run- i made a couple changes. i had to compensate for a gluten and nut free house, so i found udi's nut and gluten free granola instead of the nuts. but for my test run i also sprinkled some toasted sliced almonds on top as well as fresh orange zest and a little drizzle of honey- all on top of chevre goat cheese. the orange zest really livens it up and cuts into that sweet. i also cut down on some of the sugar. trader joes makes the perfect cracker for this treat- raisin rosemary crisps. i think they might have just started carrying them. delish! i'm going to omit the nuts, but keep the rest for the party and bake a brie wedge with it as well as spoon it over room temp goat cheese.

Reviewed On: Oct. 6, 2011

this was the first frosting i've ever made and i thought it turned out great and was so much easier than i had imagined. i read the comments about only using a fourth of the sugar- i probably used about 3 cups, but only had half the cream cheese on hand. i think the increased sugar just helps to cut all the buttery taste and doesn't necessarily make it super sweet- so i would definitely lean towards more than less.

Reviewed On: Oct. 29, 2009