Stacked with cell reinforcements and helpful supplements like B nutrients, calcium and potassium, figs are dietary powerhouses. They have for quite some time been utilized to treat everything from stomach issues to hypertension, in all likelihood because of high measures of Vitamin B5, otherwise called panthethonic corrosive, which likewise happens to astound for skin.
Studies have demonstrated that Vitamin B5 makes the body make more Coenzyme-A, which thusly urges skin cells to decrease oil creation. Less oil implies less stopped up pores and less skin inflammation. Because of their high water content, they additionally help to flush out poisons and waste from the body, keeping skin gleaming and brilliant.
While you can eat them crude and get a similar skin-lighting up benefits, I want to add mine to a mixed drink, since, let's face it, everything is better in mixed drink structure.
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup filtered water
- 6 figs cut into quarters
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 cup champagne
- 1/2 cup high quality apple cider
- 1 ounce orange liquor
- Combine the honey, water and figs in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat and whisk continuously until the honey is melted and the figs begin to soften. Add the thyme and let simmer for an additional 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Remove from heat and let the mixture sit for a few minutes. Remove the thyme sprigs from the honey mixture and use a food processor or immersion blender to blend the honey and figs into a smooth syrup.
- In a small pitcher, combine the champagne, apple cider and orange liquor. Add two tablespoons of the fig syrup and stir. Pour into two glasses and garnish with extra thyme and fig slices.
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