Zurie s Fresh Fig Compote Over Cream Cheese

⅔ cup brown sugar

¼ cup water

1 pinch salt

2 cups fresh figs, stemmed and quartered

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

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.

Place cream cheese on a platter; pour fig mixture over cream cheese.