Apricot Eton Mess

This Recipe is perfect for Halloween. Orange in colour, perfect. Put in a cauldron/pumpkin shaped bowl and serve freshly made as a perfect halloween treat. Great for halloween parties and easy enough for the kids to just get stuck in! 

Ingredients:

Meringues

Apricot Yoghurt, Large Tub
Apricot/Peach Fruit Purée/coulis (Passion fruit coulis will also do)

Dried Apricots

Tub of Double Cream

Method:

1. Break up the meringues.

2. Whip up the double cream

3. Mix the Whipped Double cream and the apricot yoghurt.
4. Chop the dried apricots into small pieces.

5. Add the chopped apricots, fruit purée and meringues and stir.

Enjoy your classic dessert with a halloween twist!

White Chocolate Fondue

There are so many different things that you could do with this recipe - the possibilities are endless! If you were to take the 'Halloween Themed' approach, you could even find a large pumpkin and serve in a bowl that will fit inside the pumpkin for the ultimate table show-stopper at a Halloween party!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup double/whipping cream

12 oz white chocolate, chopped

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method:

1. Heat the cream in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until hot, about 2 to 3 minutes.

2. When hot, add the chocolate and stir until it is just

melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla. Transfer to a warm fondue pot.

3. Serve with your choices of fresh strawberries, bananas, apple wedges, pound cake, ladyfingers, and biscotti. Serves 6 or more.

Variations:

At Halloween/Autumn - try adding a splash of orange food colouring and perhaps a little orange flavouring in the place of the vanilla, for a pumpkin colour-inspired Halloween mess!
At Easter - try adding a dash of pink or pastel yellow food colouring for that baby-pastel coloured Easter time colour theme!
At Christmas - substitute 2 to 3 tablespoons of kirsch, brandy, rum, or orange liqueur for the vanilla. You could even add a little pinch of cinnamon or a quick zesting of a fresh Clementine for that exceptionally distinct Christmas taste!