Sauternes-Poached Apricots With Fresh Berries And Vanilla Crème Fraîche

• Apricots:
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups Sauternes or other sweet white wine
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 (6-inch) vanilla beans, split lengthwise
• 12 apricots
• CrSPECIAL_CHAR
• 1/2 cup commercial creme fraiche
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Dash of salt
• Remaining ingredients:
• 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
• 1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries

1. To prepare the apricots, combine the first 4 ingredients in a large saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla beans; add seeds and beans to wine mixture. Bring to a boil; add apricots. Reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove apricots with a slotted spoon. Bring wine mixture to a boil; cook until reduced to 2 1/4 cups (about 20 minutes). Cool to room temperature. Cut the apricots in half; remove pits. Combine the wine mixture and apricot halves in a shallow dish, and discard vanilla beans. Cover and chill 8 hours.
2. To prepare the creme fraiche, combine commercial creme fraiche, 1 tablespoon sugar, vanilla, and a dash of salt.
3. Arrange 3 apricot halves, 3 tablespoons blueberries, and 3 tablespoons raspberries onto each of 8 dessert plates. Drizzle each serving with about 2 tablespoons wine mixture; top each with 1 tablespoon creme fraiche.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sauternes-poached-apricots-with-fresh-berries-vanilla-crme-frache (may not work)