Apricot Almond Swirl Ice Cream Pie

Name: Apricot Almond Swirl Ice Cream Pie
Prep time: 5 h 30 min
Cook time: 5 h 30 min
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters toasted sliced almonds; 414 milliliters dried apricot halves, preferably Blenheim; 12 servings Cookie Crust, using amaretti* and an 8-in. cheesecake pan with removable sides; 177 milliliters honey; 2 liters vanilla ice cream, divided

Apricot Almond Swirl Ice Cream Pie is a dairy free dessert. This recipe makes 12 servings with 1293 calories, 17g of protein, and 60g of fat each. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up almonds, honey, cookie crust, and a few other things to make it today. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Summer. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 5 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Simmer apricots with 1 1/2 cups water and the honey, covered, until apricots are very soft, 15 minutes; let cool. Take 1 qt. ice cream out of freezer to soften.

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Ice Cream

Apricot

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Water

Arrange 1 cup apricots over cooled cookie crust. Whirl remaining apricots and liquid in a blender into a thick, pourable pure (add more water if needed). Strain.

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Cookie Pie Crust

Apricot

Water

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Blender

Stir softened ice cream until smooth.

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Ice Cream

Spread over apricots in crust, set on a plate, and freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Spoon on all but 2 tbsp. apricot pure. Freeze until pure firms, about 1 1/2 hours.

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Apricot

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Let remaining 1 qt. ice cream soften; spread over pure. Top ice cream with small dollops of remaining pure, then swirl with a chopstick. Freeze 2 hours more.

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Ice Cream

Spread

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Remove sides of pan and pat almonds firmly into sides of pie.

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Almonds

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Serve immediately.

*Get super-flavorful dried Blenheim apricots by mail from brfarms.com Find crunchy, very almondy Italian amaretti in well-stocked grocery stores. Or use almond biscotti instead and whirl in 1 tsp. almond extract with the melted butter.

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Almonds

Butter

Let the pie soften for 5 minutes at room temp to make slicing easier.

If you're having trouble freeing your pie from its pan, set it over a bowl of hot water for a couple of minutes and then slide a thin knife between the pan edge and the crust. It should pop right out.

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Pop

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Make ahead: Once the pie is fully frozen through step 4, it keeps for up to 4 days, double-wrapped in plastic wrap. Top with almonds just before serving.

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Wrap

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Servings:

237milliliters

toasted sliced almonds 414milliliters

dried apricot halves, preferably Blenheim 12servings

Cookie Crust, using amaretti* and an 8-in. cheesecake pan with removable sides 177milliliters

honey 2liters

vanilla ice cream, divided

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Moscato Dasti, Port

Cream Sherry, Moscato d'Asti, and Port are great choices for Ice Cream. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Solera Cream Sherry with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.