Today we have a wonderful recipe for you, Instant Pot Rice Pudding with California Figs! Grandma-made fantastic rice pudding. Sweet and so thick and creamy, you had to use a fork to eat it. She put in all kinds of different dried fruits, depending on what she had on hand, but we loved figs best. California Figs add a beautiful...

There is nothing quite like a fresh fig. And while the season is short, every year we make the most of it, eating them plucked off the tree or using them for cooking and baking to maximize their short lifespan and availability window, knowing that we can rely on Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Dried Figs, available year-round. Because fresh figs...

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...

Cool Offwith Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs If summer heat is getting you down, we’ve got you covered with ideas to cool off, all month long, featuring Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Figs. Find sweet ways to participate in National Ice Cream Day this weekend + promo on Figlets. ___________ FEATURED VIDEO Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for more...

Regular attendees of IFT in Chicago can count on learning about the science of food and discovery of technologies that will help them do their job more efficiently. What do you know about dried figs? This isn’t Valley Fig Growers first rodeo in Chicago. IFT is one of our can’t-miss conferences.  We keep coming back because our existing (and potential)...

What’s a healthy sweet treat for hot days? Frozen Greek yogurt bark! We’ve upped the ante by using labne, a thick, creamy yogurt spread that is just perfect in this frozen nutritious confection with figs and pistachios sprinkled all over the top. Here’s why this frozen Greek yogurt bark recipe will become your go-to sweet summer snack. Frozen Greek Yogurt...

Looking for light Easter desserts or Easter dessert ideas that are festive and delicious? There’s no better dessert to honor the beginning of spring than a pavlova! Read on to learn how to make pavlova nests with Valley Fig chicks. Spring into Easter Dessert Ideas: Pavlova Nests If you’re unfamiliar, pavlovas are luscious piles of meringue, baked until crisp on...

by Sharon Palmer, The Plant-Powered Dietitian Trimming added sugars is on everyone’s mind these days. In fact, a recent survey found that 67% of Americans are limiting sugar in their diets. That’s a good thing, because Americans are eating way too much of the sweet stuff, which can contribute to health problems, like obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease....

If you have U.S.-grown Arborio or short grain rice and our California Dried Figs on hand, you have the beginnings of an appetizer that appeals to all with this arancini recipe composed of leftover risotto. Crunchy rice balls, created by Chef Hari Cameron are filled with a prosciutto, fig, and mozzarella middle tucked into creamy cheesy rice with a crunchy...

Creamy sweet cream panna cotta and heavenly fig caramel! This recipe for panna cotta is just so special. It’s quick and show-stopping, fun and impressive.  I wait all year for fig season. It’s my favorite time of the year, and figs are honestly one of my very favorite fruits. They are juicy, mild, and bursting with crunchy seeds and tender...

On your pantry shelf at home, those California Dried Figs are many things—snack or an ingredient for baking or cooking…or the catalyst to make fig vodka. Have you ever thought about rehydrating dried figs? When you rehydrate figs, you not only plump up the harvest-picked fruit, but introduce flavor in a deeper way. Here’s how to rehydrate dried figs. Fig...

Morning glory muffins get their name because they are chock full of so much goodness—nuts, fruit, carrots, and spices. These aren’t those healthy tasting muffins you might be thinking of though. Find out why this carrot muffin recipe is one to add to your healthy breakfast ideas. Don’t miss the method below for making the fig muffin recipe vegan (and...