Apricot Yogurt Cream Pie Recipes

CREAMY APRICOT PIE

Steps:

• Drain apricots, reserving 1/2 cup juice; set apricots aside. In a saucepan, combine egg yolk, milk and reserved apricot juice; stir in the pudding mix until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened. Chop 1/2 cup apricots; add to pudding. Pour into pastry shell. Refrigerate. , For glaze, combine cornstarch and apricot nectar in a saucepan until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cut the remaining apricots into thirds; arrange over pudding layer. Spoon glaze over top. Sprinkle with almonds. Chill until serving.

APRICOT FROZEN YOGURT

Steps:

• Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add apricots, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until plump and very soft, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain apricots in a sieve set over a bowl, then return syrup to pan. Cook syrup over moderate heat, swirling pan occasionally, until a deep caramel, 4 to 5 minutes. (Syrup will bubble, so remove from heat periodically to check color.)
• Carefully add 1/2 cup water to caramel (mixture will bubble up and steam vigorously), then cook over moderate heat, stirring, until caramel is dissolved. Purée apricots and caramel in a food processor until almost smooth, then cool to room temperature.
• Whisk together apricot purée and yogurt in a large bowl until combined well and chill, covered, until cold, about 4 hours.
• Sprinkle gelatin over remaining 1/4 cup water in a very small saucepan and let stand 1 minute to soften. Heat gelatin over moderate heat, stirring, until dissolved, then immediately whisk into apricot mixture.
• Freeze apricot mixture in ice cream maker. Transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.

APRICOT YOGURT FOOL

Steps:

• Place the apricots, orange juice, sugar and cinnamon sticks in a pan, cover and cook gently for about 15 mins, until the apricots are very soft. Remove the cinnamon sticks and set aside to cool.
• Spoon the yogurt into a bowl and stir in the lemon zest. Fold in most of the cooled apricots, spoon into 4 serving glasses and top with the remaining fruit and any juices.

APRICOT YOGURT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• 1. Drain apricots, reserving 2/3 cup syrup. Reserve 4 apricot halves for garnish. Chop remaining apricots. Set aside.2. In medium saucepan bring reserved syrup to boiling. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar and gelatin until dissolved. 3. In large bowl gradually whisk gelatin mixture into yogurt. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until partially set.4. Fold chopped apricots and whipped topping into yogurt mixture. Spoon into crust. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until set.5. Lengthwise halve reserved apricot pieces. Garnish pie with apricot pieces. Store in refrigerator.