Mascarpone And Apricot Parfait

• 3/4 cup, plus 1 tbsp sugar
• 14 oz apricots, halved and pit removed
• 1 lb mascarpone
• 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 3/4 oz Amarettini, or other almond flavored cookies, lightly crushed

1. Heat 1/4 cup sugar and 3/4 cup water in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the apricots and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 3 mins. Remove from the heat, allow to cool to room temperature, then chill.
2. Mix the mascarpone with the cottage cheese, lemon juice, vanilla extract and the remaining sugar. In a separate bowl, beat the cream until stiff peaks form, then fold into the mascarpone mixture.
3. Layer the apricot mixture and cream mixture in a serving bowl, finishing with a few spoonfuls of the apricot mixture. Scatter the cookies across the top, to decorate.

sugar, mascarpone, lowfat cottage cheese, lemon juice, vanilla, heavy cream, amarettini

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/20100 (may not work)