Amaretti and apricot fool

Ingredients

• 24 apricots, large, stoned and halved
• 2 tbsp of caster sugar
• 12 tbsp of crème fraîche
• 6 tbsp of apricot jam
• 24 amaretti biscuits

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6

2. 2

   Place the prepared apricots in an oven-proof dish and sprinkle the sugar over the top with a little water, about 4 tablespoons. Bake/roast for 15-20 minutes, or until the fruit is soft and has just started to collapse but still retains its shape. Allow to cool

3. 3

   Crumble 2 amaretti biscuits into the bottom of each serving bowl, and then make the fool. Stir the apricot jam through the crème fraîche so it is marbled - do not over mix

4. 4

   Spoon the apricot and crème fraîche fool mixture over the amaretti biscuit crumb base and then top with the cooked apricots, layering them if necessary

5. 5

   Just before serving the desserts, crumble the remaining amaretti biscuits over the top of the apricots and serve straight away with a glass of dessert wine and a bowl of extra crème fraîche or cream