I had every intention of making this with peaches as the recipe calls for. But apparently on the day I went shopping, the grocery store was determined to only have small, nasty, mushy peaches! yuck! So I reached for the nice, pretty, firm apricots right beside the peaches. Apricots sounded delicious in this ice cream and I was on a dried apricot kick at home (thanks Mom!) so I grabbed what I hoped was the right amount and went on my merry way.
Naturally when I got home and began the ice cream, I only had half the amount I needed. After a moment of panic, I re-read the directions (always a good idea) and saw that half the fruit was to be used for the custard and the rest chopped to be chunks. In a moment of inspiration, I used the fresh apricots for the custard and substituted the dried apricots for the rest of the fresh.
BEST IDEA EVER!!! I am quite proud of myself as you can tell. The tartness from the fresh apricots in the base and the slight chewiness of the dried apricots was an amazing combination. My favorite part had to be the dried apricot bits. The didn't get hard or icy like I feared they might. I didn't really notice the honey. Maybe it toned down the tartness of the apricots instead of being a pronounced flavor.
I will absolutely be making this again. I was quite sad when I ate the last of the batch the other night. If I didn't have other kitchen projects planned, I'd be making another batch right now!
Thanks to Tommi of Brown Interior for this amazing pick! It may be my new favorite! Check out the TWD Blogroll for more ice cream goodness!
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Wow great idea using the dried apricots! Glad you enjoyed this :) I subbed plums and it came out really bitter :(
it looks wonderful - i love that you used apricots. this recipe was one of my favorite twd's so far.
Oh the glories of necessity: the mother of invention. It just makes you heart sing doesn't it. Sounds super lovely Heather. It's time for the cool stuff for sure.
mmm - I haven't had dried apricots in a long time. It's nice to know they didn't get super hard in the ice cream.
Apricots - I bet it was fabulous! :) Love the jar, too!!
Your apricots look beautiful.
YUM! Apricot-ice cream sounds wonderful. It looks great!
Your Honey Apricot Ice Cream looks really yummy! I love how you improvised with the dried apricot!
Your ice cream looks so luscious! I thought about using apricots too. I'll bet it was wonderful! Well done!
That looks SO SO SO Good! I would be sad if there were none left, too!
The ice cream looks great, I love the presentation in the jam jar. I am totally stealing that! :)
Using a combo of fresh and dried apricots was brilliant! Great job!
Mmmmm. That looks so summery and lovely!
That sounds wonderful. I love dried apricots. I may have to make this one again with your substitutions. =)
That looks so creamy and delicious.
Apricots are a brilliant substitute, especially the dried ones. Interesting that they didn't harden when frozen. Sounds YUM!
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