They are a staple in the cupboard. The kids eat them in between their 3 full meals and all the other snacks they have. Ah, teenagers.
Surely I am the only one correct here. No-one is eating Nabisco Fig Newtons now. They’d be awfully stale.
Not only don’t I like Fig Newtons, I detest Apple Newtons, too. You’d think they’d taste kind of like little apple turnovers, or something. But they don’t – they’re way too sweet,
Fig Newtons? I’ll eat them if offered and no other option is available.
Blueberry or Triple Fruit? Yes, please!
Love them, and love figs in general.
Being a good and moral human, I naturally adore fig newtons.
I like Apple Newtons, but not Fig Newtons.
Nah, fig wasps.
Figs are yummy, fresh or dried, but not so much as a pastry filling. And - like the soft cereal bars mentioned here - a newton’s pastry shell offers a negative amount of tempation.
I eat them by the fistful.
The whole wheat ones are Ok, too.
Whole wheat fig newtons? Urghh.
They’re better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Marginally.
Love 'em. I doubt I’d like an actual fig, but the stuff in the middle is tasty when eaten in conjunction with the lovely soft outer cookie covering.
I particularly like the ones where the coating is absolutely smooth. Just because they look cool.
I like fig newtons, but date newtons and raspberry newtons are almost worth killing for…Yum! Especially with a cuppa.
This.
My wife bought a package of Strawberry Newtons a while back as she knows I like most things strawberry. I hated them. In fact, I could not eat more than two. The box remained in the pantry untouched, until months later I tried another and promptly threw the almost-full package in the trash. Simply horrible.
My twin!!!
They are ooey, gooey rich and chewy inside while containing tender flaky golden cake-y outside. If you wrap the outside on the inside do you know what you get? You get a big Fig Newton!
Once again, my worst fears pale in comparison with reality.
That’s not entirely accurate:
Figs have an enzyme called ficin that breaks down the deceased wasps into protein, which become part of the ripened fruit. Nothing of the actual wasp body remains. The crunchy parts of the fig fruit are actually seeds and not leftover wasp pieces.
It’s ok to munch figs fresh, dried, and Newton alike without fear of eating bugs.