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Ingredient list for the apricot shortbread parfaits
- 8 small apricots
- 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
- 1 tablespoon flower honey
- 1 vanilla pod
- A handful of whole almonds
- 2/3 cup (150g) cream cheese (Philadelphia)
- 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
- 2 large shortbread cookies
- 1 tablespoon slivered almonds
- 1 tablespoon oats
Directions
1. Wash, pit, and cut apricots into quarters. In a small saucepan, pour a little water. Add the apricots, half the vanilla pod, vanilla sugar, honey, and whole almonds. Simmer over low heat until fruit is soft and liquid is syrupy, about 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside.
2. Combine cream cheese with condensed milk, then add the vanilla seeds scraped from the remaining pod half. Divide the cream into two small jars. Pour the apricot compote on top.
3. Dry-roast the almonds and oats on a baking sheet in the oven, or in a skillet on the stove. Crumble the shortbread cookies. Mix together and sprinkle in jars over the apricot compote.
Variation: For a different fruit compote, substitute 1 pound of hulled, halved strawberries for the apricots.
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Ingredients
- 8 small apricots
- 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
- 1 tablespoon flower honey
- 1 vanilla pod
- A handful of whole almonds
- 2/3 cup (150g) cream cheese (Philadelphia)
- 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
- 2 large shortbread cookies
- 1 tablespoon slivered almonds
- 1 tablespoon oats
Instructions
- Wash, pit, and cut apricots into quarters. In a small saucepan, pour a little water. Add the apricots, half the vanilla pod, vanilla sugar, honey, and whole almonds. Simmer over low heat until fruit is soft and liquid is syrupy, about 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside.
- Combine cream cheese with condensed milk, then add the vanilla seeds scraped from the remaining pod half. Divide the cream into two small jars. Pour the apricot compote on top.
- Dry-roast the almonds and oats on a baking sheet in the oven, or in a skillet on the stove. Crumble the shortbread cookies. Mix together and sprinkle in jars over the apricot compote.
Recipe Notes
- Variation: For a different fruit compote, substitute 1 pound of hulled, halved strawberries for the apricots.
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