Apricot Tortoni

APRICOT TORTONI
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1/3 cup chopped almonds
3 Tbs butter, melted
1 1/3 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
1 tsp almond extract
3 pints vanilla ice cream, softened
12 oz jar apricot preserves
1 cup whipping cream (cool whip or whipped fresh cream)
4 Tbs granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

1. In sauté pan, toast almonds in butter.

2. In medium bowl, mix almonds, crumbs and almond extract. Press 1/3 of the crumb mixture on the bottom of a 9×9″ baking pan. Spoon on a layer of ½ the ice cream; drizzle ½ of the preserves on top of the ice cream. Repeat layers of crumbs, ice cream and preserves once more. End with crumb mixture on top. Freeze for several hours until firm.

3. On the day that you are ready to serve, remove dessert from the freezer. Mix whipped cream with sugar and vanilla, and spread on top of the frozen dessert. Cover with plastic wrap and return dish to freezer until cream layer is frozen also. Cut into squares to serve.

Servings: 10

Cooking Tips
*To make crumbs out of vanilla wafers, place cookies in a large freezer ziploc (thicker than a regular one), and pound with a meat tenderizer until crumbly (or use food processor).

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