3 fig date swirl Recipes

walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, fresh figs, cut into quarters (may also use dried), dates, pitted and chopped, honey, water, lemon , juice of, cinnamon stick, greek yogurt, mint leaves, for garnish

soft dried figs (8 oz), stemmed and coarsely chopped, pitted dates (7 oz), trimmed and coarsely chopped, water, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, anise seeds , ground in an electric coffee/spice grinder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, softened, cream cheese at room temperature, vanilla, egg yolk, granulated raw sugar such as turbinado or demerara