This was the first to make this but it was extremely easy and fast! Everyone loved it!

A wonderful way to have Brie. I loved it w/ the figs. I baked this for 20 minutes so the brie was nice and warm and soft. I doubled everything in the recipe so there was tons of topping to go around.

I also used packaged figs but they were still soft and I cut them into tiny pieces, simmered in dark brown sugar, a little more water, added a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg and toasted lmond slivers. Is the hit of my party. Served with those little tiny toasts from Trader Joes. YUM!

I've made this twice for company and have received rave reviews. Both times, I have used dried figs. Same quantity, but diced. I also use more water to help hydrate the figs. (Sorry, I eyeballed it - probably about 4 tbsp total). I also didn't bother toasting the almonds. No one seemed to mind!

So good and so easy! I couldn't find fresh figs and used dried instead. I added enough water to cover the figs in a small saucepan and simmered until syrup-y. Next time, I will cut the figs into smaller pieces since they seemed just a little too big. Watch your cheese closely in the oven. I baked too long and it melted. No one complained as they scooped out the delicious gooey goodness. Served with Ritz-type crackers.

I made this for Thanksgiving and my family went crazy for it!

Great! Would be a sweet, wonderful appetizer.

YUM! This is the first time I've cooked with figs, and it was a great introduction. I will be celebrating National Fig Week (Nov 1-7) with this recipe!

We thought this was delicious. It was a great dinner - green salad, this, and French bread. Mmmm. A few thoughts - if your figs are very ripe, you don't need 10 minutes to soften them. Whole, toasted almonds are divine in this. And if you peel the rind off your cheese, it becomes a gooey dip. Next time we'll leave the rind on so it stays a bit more in its' original form.

I only used half a wheel of cheese (camembert... because that what I had) but I made the full amount of syrup, upping the water to about 4 tbp. I made it a couple of hours ahead & let it sit, covered, on the stove until hubby came home. The almonds (I used slivered) got kinda soft & carmelized...I loved them! And the figs imparted such great flavor to teh simple syrup....be sure & make extra syrup! I served it w/ barely buttered, toasted french bread. Fabulous, easy recipe....thanks for sharing Casandra!

We have a fig tree that is really producing this year. After reading this recipe, I decided to try it. My husband and I both loved it! I'm not that crazy about figs but this was wonderful. I did take other advice and make more syrup. Can't wait to make this again for friends! Awesome!

Delicious and a hit at the party. I could not get fresh figs, used 1/2 pkg of dried about 8-12, increased the water to 4T and the vanilla to 1t. Cooked the figs longer to soften. Next time I'll try soaking the figs overnight.

Fantastic!

I made this along with a bunch of other dishes for a party, and this was, by far, the standout of the evening! The only adjustment I made to the recipe was simmering the figs, brown sugar, & vanilla in much more water than the two Tbsp. for about twenty minutes until it turned syrupy. Then I refrigerated this overnight before using on the cheese the next day, letting the figs really absorb the syrup and soften. Heavenly!

I brought this to a New Year's Eve party, and everyone loved it! I purchased dried whole figs since fresh figs are now out of season. It was great. This is a keeper!

i'm a novice at baking brie but this recipe looked so nice i had to give it a try. my local markets only had canned or dried figs so i went with the canned california variety & used the syrup (instead of water) as recommended. my brie wheel only weighed 7 oz. which ended up being the perfect size for the two of us as this was part of our christmas brunch. overall the flavor was pretty good spread over water crackers. i followed another reviewer's suggestion of serving sliced pears with this recipe. i thought the pears somewhat complimented the dish however my boyfriend didn't & felt their taste clashed with the figs. thanks casandra!