Baked Apricots

By MissAlyssaG

Courtesy of Delicious Shots

Ingredients

• For the topping:
• 6 apricots, peeled, halved, and pitted
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 3 tablespoons of sweet wine (or your favorite sweet liquor)
• 1 pod of vanilla (or 1 tablespoon of good vanilla extract)
• butter to grease the pan
• 1 teaspoon finely ground cardamom
• 4 oz Graham crackers
• 3 tablespoons melted butter

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
Place the apricots, cut sides up, in a buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with sugar, vanilla and sweet wine (make sure all the apricots get coated) Bake until apricots are soft, about 25 minutes.

For the topping:
Finely grind the crackers in a food processor. Add the cardamom and melted butter and process until the crumbs are moistened. Spread the crumbs on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

To assemble:
Serve the apricots with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream and sprinkle with cardamom cookie crumbs, serve immediately.