Put a fig in a ramekin, lightly open it. Put a little piece of butter and sprinkle with sugar. You can also put a piece of chocolate. Or you can replace it by some honey and powdered almonds.

One of my favourite-ever recipes is Peta Mathias’ chocolate and fig fruitcake, in which the fruit is soaked in orange juice and brandy (drinking the leftover fig-infused liquid after you’ve ...