Michelle Darmody: Fruity desserts all fig-ured out!

Try roasted fig and almond tart, and fig and maple syrup ice cream

fig and maple syrup ice cream

Figs, the tear-drop-shaped fruit of the ficus tree, are filled with hundreds of tiny seeds and have a dusky, edible outer layer.

The fruit is native to the Mediterranean and western Asia but ficus trees can be grown in Ireland with some care and warm conditions.