Apricot & mascarpone ice cream with almond croquant

Total: 4 hr 40 min. | Active: 40 min.
vegetarian, gluten-free

Ingredients

for 4 person

Ice cream
250 g apricots, pitted, chopped
2 tbsp icing sugar
½  organic lemon, use grated zest and juice
250 g mascarpone
1 dl single cream, cold
50 g icing sugar
Almond Croquant
¼ dl water
50 g sugar
50 g almond
To serve
some  lemon balm leaves

How it's done

Ice cream

Bring the apricots, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice to the boil, simmer for approx. 5 mins., allow to cool, roughly puree. Mix the mascarpone into the fruit puree. Beat the single cream with the icing sugar until stiff, fold in carefully. Transfer the mixture to a shallow container. Cover and freeze for approx. 4 hrs.

Almond Croquant

Bring the water and sugar to the boil in a stainless steel pan. Add the almonds, reduce the liquid on a medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar is dry. Continue to stir until the sugar begins to melt again and forms a glossy coating over the almonds. Immediately spread the mixture onto a baking tray, leave to cool. Roughly chop.

To serve

Serve the ice cream, top with the almond croquant, decorate with lemon balm.

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