Honey/ thyme poached apricots with cream

The thyme gives the apricots a lovely genteel, aromatic flavour and is a perfect precursor to a cup of strong coffee after dinner.







Ingredients

1 vanilla bean
3-4 tbsp honey
3-4 tbsp brown sugar
twigs of thyme
1 1/2 water
10 apricots


Method

Cut straight down vanilla bean, open up, scrape out the pod and put paste into a medium sized saucepan.
Add honey, brown sugar, thyme and water to vanilla bean paste and simmer until the sugar has dissolved.
Cut into halves, de-stone apricots and add. Cook for 8-10 minutes until soft but not mushy.
If you cook them too long they will disintegrates and become like compote which should not worry you and is just as delish.
Remember to take out thyme twigs!
Serve with cream, or creame fraiche and, or vanilla icecream
Enjoy!

Recipe idea courtesy of North and South Mag
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