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Roasted apricots and basil with apricot and pistachio biscotti and apricot ice cream
Photo: Ian Dooley

Roasted apricots and basil with apricot and pistachio biscotti and apricot ice cream

19 ingredients 2 hr + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Make any or all parts of this heavenly dessert. The biscotti store well and any leftovers can be served with coffee.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

900
Calories
27g
Protein
25g
Fat
143g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Hazelnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 568ml/1 pint double cream
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 6 medium free-range egg yolks
  • 150g/5½oz caster sugar
  • 300g/10½oz apricot
  • 250g/9oz plain flour
  • 250g/9oz caster sugar
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 3 medium free-range eggs
  • 150g/5½oz dried apricots
  • 50g/1¾oz medjool dates
  • 125g/4½oz pistachio
  • 50g/1¾oz hazelnuts
  • 1 lemon
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 300ml/10½fl oz double cream
  • 1 tbsp chopped basil
  • 2 tbsp apricot liqueur
  • 6 apricots

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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