I was running errands recently, hadn’t eaten for hours, and was starving. Okay, not really starving, although you couldn’t have convinced my brain otherwise. My last stop was TJ Maxx and as I waited in line with my stomach rumbling I spotted a package of organic figs. The last time I had eaten figs was fifteen years ago when I stayed in a house in Tuscany and ate figs right off the tree in the front yard. Yum!
Well, now I was in TJ Maxx and as I remembered how good they were I decided to grab them. Sometimes you pick them off a tree, sometimes you pick them off the shelf. J I ate one and it tasted delicious! It immediately reminded me of Fig Newtons. Now, I probably haven’t had a Fig Newton in over 30 years and I don’t really remember liking them that much, but now I was craving them!
Well, let me re-state that. I wanted a Fig Newton made without white flour, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oil (trans fat), and artificial flavors. If you take time to read labels, junk food becomes much less appealing…
As soon as I got home I googled “paleo” fig newtons and chose a recipe that looked simple and didn’t call for added sweeteners. I like paleo recipes because they typically use grain-free almond and/or coconut flour rather than using flour made from grains that quickly turn to sugar. And almond and coconut flour are gluten free and add protein and good fat to the recipe!
Here’s the link: Paleo Fig Newtons
I’ve made two batches now and love them! If you try another fig newton recipe you like, let me know!