Zurie’s Fresh Fig Compote Over Cream Cheese

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup water
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cups fresh figs, stemmed and quartered
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

Steps

1. Heat a saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar, water, salt, and figs. Cook and stir until sugar has dissolved and figs have softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract. Cool for 5 minutes.
2. Place cream cheese on a platter; pour fig mixture over cream cheese.