4 winter fruit ice cream Recipes

sliced dried apricots (about 8 oz), water, coarsely chopped dried apple (about 4 oz), golden raisins, amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur) or apple juice, brown sugar, butter or stick margarine, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, chilled butter or stick margarine, cut into small pieces, ice water, caramel ice cream

applesauce, fresh cranberries, ruby port or other sweet red wine, apple cider, sugar, lemon rind strip, sliced peeled golden delicious apple (about 1 1/4 lb), firm anjou pears, cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges (about 3/4 lb), vanilla low-fat ice cream

dried fruit compote with sambuca, this quick compote is a good choice for a winter dinner when you have little time to cook but want to make an impression. you can prepare it ahead (it s better made ahead), then spoon it over store-bought ice cream to create an original and memorable dessert. i also like it with blue cheese at the end of a meal, especially if there s a dessert wine on the table., dried peaches or nectarines, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried pears , cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried apricots, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips or quartered, golden raisins, dried cherries, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon zest strips, fresh lemon juice, sambuca or other anise liqueur