Grilled Apricots with Honey and Almonds

For the dessert of out little Greek feast I wanted something fruity and this seemed to hit the spot. 

I’ve made this with both canned and fresh apricots; the ones in the picture were canned. The fresh hold up better I think. Really easy and really tasty, now that’s a good combo.

Ingredients:

6 Apricots

3 Tablespoons of honey

4 Tablespoons of sliced almonds

½ Cup of heavy cream

2 Tablespoons of powdered sugar

¼ Teaspoon of vanilla or almond extract

Method:

Combine cream, sugar and flavoring whip until stiff then set aside. Heat a grill pan over medium high heat. Cut the apricots in half and remove the stone, place cut side down on the grill for 3 minutes or until they just have charred marks from the grill. Quickly divide amongst 4 plates (three halves per plate) and drizzle with honey, add a dollop of whipped cream to the side of each plate and sprinkle the whole plate with the sliced almonds, or at least a tablespoon of almonds per plate.

Serves four with three apricot halves per plate and six with two apricot halves per plate