Apricot and Lavender Fool

Name: Apricot and Lavender Fool
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons lavender honey; 750 g/½ lb apricots, stones removed; 6 sprigs lavender; golden caster sugar; 300–400 ml/10–14 fl oz thick Greek yoghurt or custard; 300–400 ml/10–14 fl oz thick Greek yoghurt or custard

Preparation info

serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Scented Kitchen

By Frances Bissell

Published 2012

About

Apricots, cherries, blueberries and plums are the fruits that respond best to a breath of lavender fragrance. This fruit fool is summer encapsulated, but you can also make it in winter by soaking dried apricots and using lavender sugar – a cold, dull day will miraculously become much brighter.

Ingredients

750 g/½ lb apricots, stones removed
2 teaspoons l

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Winter
Summer

Method

Rinse the apricots and place them in a saucepan with the honey and 2 sprigs of lavender. Put the lid on the pan and simmer on a very gentle heat until the apricots are soft, then rub the pulp through a sieve and allow to cool for 20 minutes or so. Fold the mixture into the yoghurt or custard, sweeten