This recipe for Sticky Figgy French Toast Bake is a breakfast take on Figgy Pudding.
If you’ve never tried Figgy Pudding, it is one of those rare treats that our New England ancestors have relied on for generations—and no wonder.
With its natural sweetness, figs were used in desserts whenever sugar, molasses and maple syrup were unavailable in the “hinterlands” of “Yankeeland.”