heat oil in a small sauce pan on medium or if you have a deep fryer even better

add cinnamon and vanilla to the pancake batter

dip one fig in batter and carefully place in the hot oil

use a spoon to evenly fry fig and fry until golden brown

place fried figs on a plate with a paper towel on it

repeat until all figs are fried

sprinkle confectionery sugar on the fried figs