Apricot Yogurt Fool Recipes

APRICOT YOGURT FOOL

Steps:

• Place the apricots, orange juice, sugar and cinnamon sticks in a pan, cover and cook gently for about 15 mins, until the apricots are very soft. Remove the cinnamon sticks and set aside to cool.
• Spoon the yogurt into a bowl and stir in the lemon zest. Fold in most of the cooled apricots, spoon into 4 serving glasses and top with the remaining fruit and any juices.

ITALIAN APRICOT FOOL

Steps:

• Put the apricot halves in a saucepan with the lemon zest and juice and the sugar. Shake the pan to combine, then simmer, uncovered, over a medium heat until the apricots are soft. This should take about 10-15 minutes.
• Tip the contents of the pan into a blender or food processor and whizz to a purée. Decant into a bowl, stir in the liqueur and leave to cool - about 20-30 minutes.
• Soften the mascarpone in its tub by whisking it vigorously with a fork. Whip the cream in a bowl - you want it softly whipped not stiff. Fold in the mascarpone with a large metal spoon, then lightly swirl in the apricot purée to make a pattern.
• Spoon the mixture into six wine glasses. (At this point, they'll keep in the fridge for up to a day.) To serve, crumble over the amaretti, with a few on the side for dunking.

APRICOT FOOL

Steps:

• Place fruit in medium bowl; fold in whipped topping.
• Spoon into 6 serving dishes or parfait glasses.
• Garnish each serving with coconut.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving time.
• TIP: To toast coconut, spread on cookie sheet; bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes until light golden brown, stirring occasionally.

APRICOT-YOGURT PARFAIT WITH CALIFORNIA GRANOLA

Steps:

• For the granola: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Lightly spray a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray or brush lightly with canola oil.
• Combine the oats, almonds and walnuts in a large bowl. Combine the honey, canola oil, olive oil, sugar, syrup, vanilla, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well until combined. Turn the mixture out onto an 11- by 7-inch jelly-roll pan, and spread into an even layer.
• Bake, stirring and re-spreading the mixture into an even layer every 5 minutes, until the granola is light golden brown, about 45 minutes. Immediately turn the granola out onto another jelly-roll pan to cool and stop the cooking process. Stir in the apricots and raisins and then spread the granola evenly in the pan. Set on a wire rack and cool to room temperature. Loosen any dried granola with a spatula and store in an airtight container.
• For the parfait: Combine the nectar, apricots, sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the apricots are soft, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and cover. Let the mixture chill in the fridge.
• Fold the apricot puree into the yogurt (don't combine completely), and layer in parfait glasses with the California granola.

APRICOT FROZEN YOGURT

Steps:

• Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add apricots, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until plump and very soft, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain apricots in a sieve set over a bowl, then return syrup to pan. Cook syrup over moderate heat, swirling pan occasionally, until a deep caramel, 4 to 5 minutes. (Syrup will bubble, so remove from heat periodically to check color.)
• Carefully add 1/2 cup water to caramel (mixture will bubble up and steam vigorously), then cook over moderate heat, stirring, until caramel is dissolved. Purée apricots and caramel in a food processor until almost smooth, then cool to room temperature.
• Whisk together apricot purée and yogurt in a large bowl until combined well and chill, covered, until cold, about 4 hours.
• Sprinkle gelatin over remaining 1/4 cup water in a very small saucepan and let stand 1 minute to soften. Heat gelatin over moderate heat, stirring, until dissolved, then immediately whisk into apricot mixture.
• Freeze apricot mixture in ice cream maker. Transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.

APRICOT ORANGE YOGURT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
• In separate bowl whisk together eggs, yogurt and butter and pour over dry ingredients.
• Sprinkle with apricots and orange rind.
• Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Scoop into greased or paper lined muffin cups, filling to top.
• Bake in centre of 375 oven for about 20 minutes or until golden and tops are firm to the touch.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before serving warm.

APRICOT YOGHURT ICE

Steps:

• Place the dried apricots, orange zest and mixed spices in a microwave safe glass jug and pour water over.
• Leave uncovered and cook on HIGH (100%) for 7 minutes.
• Allow to cool, add the honey to the yoghurt and then add to the apricot mix and then using a food processor, blender or stick blender puree till smooth.
• Place the apricot puree in a freezer proof bowl (or muffin tins), lined with plastic wrap on the inside of each mould.
• Sprinkle a few pieces of walnuts into the plastic lined moulds.
• Pour yoghurt puree into each mould halfway up.
• Sprinkle remaining walnuts evenly amongst the moulds onto the yoghurt puree.
• Pour remaining yoghurt into each mould.
• Seal with another layer of plastic wrap over the top.
• Cover and freeze the apricot yoghurt until required.
• Serve prinkled with extra crushed nuts.
• CONVENTIONAL METHOD -.
• If you don't have a microwave - Place dried apricots, orange zest and mixed spices in a saucepan and cover with boiling water, leaving them to soak overnight.
• Next day check that there is enough water in the pan (add more if necessary to cover the fruit), cover with lid and cook on stove top on medium heat until apricots are soft.
• Continue from step 3 as above.

APRICOT YOGURT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Plump the apricots in one cup of very hot water for about 10 minutes. Drain, pat dry, and set aside.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and soda, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Cut the butter into the flour with your fingertips or a pastry cutter until no pieces larger than a pea remain. Add the drained apricots and toss to coat with flour.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, yogurt, milk, and vanilla. Pour over the dry mix and use a spatula to gently combine them together. Mix just until there is no more dry flour visible in the dough.
• Use a 1/2-cup measure to scoop out the dough and drop it onto the baking sheet. Space the scones about an inch apart. Use floured hands to gently pat the mounds into disks or tidy up the edges.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the scones are firm to the touch, golden on top, and browned on their bottoms. When the scones have cooled completely, whisk together the glaze ingredients and drizzle a spoonful on the top of each scone. The glaze will harden within fifteen minutes or so.
• Scones are best the day that they are made, but will keep in an airtight container for about three days.