Drunken Spiced Apricots With White Chocolate Coconut Sauce

• 2 cups dried apricots
• 14 cup Cointreau liqueur
• 4 fresh oranges, juiced
• 1 cup boiling water
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 100 g white chocolate
• 14 teaspoon vanilla essence

1. Apricots:.
2. Combine all Apricot ingredients in a saucepan and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
3. Remove from Heat and place in a heat proof bowl and let stand, covered for at least 1 hour.
4. Sauce:.
5. Chop chocolate into small pieces.
6. Using a double boiler (or a ceramic or metal bowl over a pot of simmering water - dont let the water touch the bottom of the bowl) heat the coconut milk.
7. As the coconut milk starts to get hot, add the chopped chocolate, stirring constantly until chocolate is melted.
8. Add the Vanilla Essence and stir quickly to avoid the sauce separating.
9. To Serve:.
10. Remove the whole spices from the apricots and re heat if you wish.
11. Place equal portions of the apricots into serving bowls and drizzle a little of the orange cointreau sauce over them.
12. Pour the warm coconut chocolate sauce over the top.
13. Can also be served with vanilla ice-cream.

apricots, liqueur, fresh oranges, boiling water, pods, anise, cinnamon, coconut milk, white chocolate, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/drunken-spiced-apricots-with-white-chocolate-coconut-sauce-211543 (may not work)