End of Summer is Sweet with Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs This is the time of cookouts and cookies. Ice cream and iced lattes. Hot sunny days and no-cook nights. We’ve got you covered below with ideas for sweet endings, featuring Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Figs. ______________________________________________________________________ Go Frozen __________________ FEATURED VIDEO Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for...

Chickpea feta salad with dried figs might be your new favorite meatless meal. It’s hearty enough for dinner. Make it vegan by omitting the feta. Using a preheated Dutch oven provided just the right amount of heat to wilt hearty bitter greens without actually cooking them. We started by sautéing vegetables in the pot and then pulled the pot off...

Rich and chocolatey with a deep nutty flavor—fig brownie peanut butter fudge cups are your new healthy indulgence. The vegan peanut butter cups are naturally gluten-free, and dairy-free. Healthier Homemade Treats For the brownie bottom layer, Mission Dried Figs are the star. They bind the other ingredients together also add a boost of nutrition, specifically fiber, potassium, iron, and copper...

It’s no secret—or is it—that dried figs are a great source of fiber. If you’ve ever been curious about how to add fiber to smoothie bowls or other snacks, dried figs are the answer. Find more ideas of smoothies with figs and resources to learn more about the fiber in figs below. Ideas to Add Fiber to Smoothie Bowls +...

Imagine the baked crisped edges of a pan of brownies but the middles soft, chewy, and downright fudgy, and those are the textures of the brownie sandwich cookies below. To cut the sweetness and chocolate, they’re frosted with a non dairy cream cheese frosting that’s tangy, just sweet enough, and all about the figs. Brownie Sandwich Cookie 101 We teamed...

In Moroccan cooking, a tagine is both a cooking vessel and the name of the food created in it. That’s why sometimes you’ll see it called out in a recipe name or menu item. But if you’ve ever seen one you might wonder what do you cook in a tagine? Is the process different and why invest in a tagine...

Eating healthy is important for everyone, but during the holidays it can be a little tricky but side dishes for diabetics can fill your plate without wrecking your blood sugar.  Add fig flavor-exploding wild rice dressing to your Thanksgiving side dishes for diabetics and everyone will relish these flavorful fixings. Its slight sweetness comes from the tender figs and rich-tasting...

Swap your pumpkin carving for orange bell peppers to fill with a pilaf of beef, figs and Halloween rice. Jack O’ Lantern stuffed peppers are fun to make and eat, healthy, and an easy dinner. Frightfully Good Figs To keep the color of the pilaf filling as dark as possible (an orange and black main dish is fun for Halloween...

California dried figs are a plant-based fiber superstar with a unique set of qualities that have earned them a high ranking in WFPB (whole food plant based) eating and plant-based pantries, including my own. This plump teardrop of a fruit houses a rich array of essential nutrients, including protein, fiber, calcium, potassium, magnesium, and phytochemicals benefits that contribute to optimal...

Dinner, Solved Find fresh ideas for dinner featuring Orchard Choice& Sun-Maid California Dried Figs Be Our Dinner Guest Sometimes, let someone else cook. Be our guest— #WeirDiningatCopita. We’ve teamed up with California Fig fan, Chef Joanne Weir to invite you to be our guest at her restaurant, Copita in Sausalito, CA. One person will win a $150 gift certificate to...

Chiles en Nogada is without a doubt one of the most iconic dishes of Mexican cuisine, full of color, flavor, and history. Our vegan chile en nogada is a roasted poblano pepper filled with a fragrant lentil picadillo studded with figs, apples, pears, plantains, and almonds. Then, it’s bathed in a creamy walnut-sherry sauce, and finally topped with pomegranate arils....

It’s national ice cream month and your favorite fruit is incredibly versatile when it comes to fig ice cream and fig sauce for ice cream. Find a fig ice cream recipe to suit your tastes below. Some of the recipes you’ll find chop up the figs as chewy bites mixed in ice cream. Other times, figs get infused into the...