Really easy apricot & amaretti cream

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Recipe by Sara Buenfeld

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1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the apricots into a roasting tin, toss with the orange zest, juice and sugar and roast for 15-20 mins until soft. Remove the skins if you like. Tip into a bowl to cool. Whisk the mascarpone and custard together until completely blended.
2. Tip the biscuits into a large glass bowl, then top with the apricots and custard. Scatter generously with the grated chocolate, then cover and chill until ready to serve.

Make and take

The trifle can be made 2 days ahead and left to chill in the fridge. Just transport it carefully in the dish.

Per serving

431 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 18g, fibre 2g, salt 0.34 g

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• White Jeans

  31 October 2007

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  This tastes a lot better than it looks...! :-)

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  Made it with the raspberries for a no cook desert and it was demolished within a few mins!!!! Will def make again.

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  31 August 2008

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  Made this using frozen raspberries instead of apricots - it was demolished within minutes. Everyone was very impressed and loved the flavour given by the amaretti biscuits and the raspberry juice. Will definitely be making again, a very easy recipe

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Ingredients

• 1kg apricots , halved and stoned
• 1 large orange , grated zest and juice
• 85g golden caster sugar
• 2 x 250g tubs mascarpone
• 500g tub vanilla custard
• 140g amaretti biscuits
• about 50g/2oz grated dark chocolate

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Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1kg apricots , halved and stoned
• 1 large orange , grated zest and juice
• 85g golden caster sugar
• 2 x 250g tubs mascarpone
• 500g tub vanilla custard
• 140g amaretti biscuits
• about 50g/2oz grated dark chocolate

Per serving

431 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 18g, fibre 2g, salt 0.34 g

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