Drunken Spiced Apricots With White Chocolate Coconut Sauce

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This is a lovely warming dessert to be served with a nice warmed glass of cognac...mmm or mulled wine. The whole spices can be substituted by ground if needed. ------

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Steps

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Apricots:.

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Combine all apricot ingredients in a saucepan and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.

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Remove from heat and place in a heat proof bowl and let stand , covered for at least 1 hour.

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Sauce:.

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Chop chocolate into small pieces.

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Using a double boiler heat the coconut milk.

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As the coconut milk starts to get hot , add the chopped chocolate , stirring constantly until chocolate is melted.

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Add the vanilla essence and stir quickly to avoid the sauce separating.

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To serve:.

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Remove the whole spices from the apricots and re heat if you wish.

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Place equal portions of the apricots into serving bowls and drizzle a little of the orange cointreau sauce over them.

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Pour the warm coconut chocolate sauce over the top.

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Can also be served with vanilla ice-cream.

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Ingredients

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dried apricots, cointreau liqueur, oranges, boiling water, cardamom pods, star anise, cinnamon stick, coconut milk, white chocolate, vanilla essence