8 calvados dried fruit Recipes

dried pitted prunes, dried apricot halves, dried pear halves, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, apple juice, sugar, calvados (apple brandy) or brandy

gala , empire, or golden delicious apples, firm-ripe seckel (9), forelle (6), or bartlett (3) pears, unsalted butter, calvados or cognac, light brown sugar, dried apricots (preferably california ; 5 oz), pitted prunes (dried plums; 7 oz), by 1/4-inch) strips fresh lemon zest, mascarpone cheese * (8 oz), confectioners sugar

apple juice, sugar, by 1/2-inch) strips fresh lemon zest, cinnamon stick, halved, black peppercorns, cracked, unsalted butter, firm pears, peeled and each cut into 8 wedges with core removed, dried apricots, dried tart cherries, dried calimyrna figs, quartered, calvados, fresh lemon juice

pork tenderloins, butter, olive oil, shallots, chopped, whipping cream, canned low-salt chicken broth, calvados (apple brandy) or brandy, dried fruit compote

chocolate (70%+), cream, calvados , brandy, rum or 10 -20 ml other alcohol, pecan nuts or 2 tbsp brazil nuts or 2 tbsp macadamia nuts, chopped, almonds or 2 tbsp hazelnuts, chopped, raisins or 1 tbsp other dried fruit, chopped, icing sugar (for dusting), cocoa powder (for dusting)

pumpkin or 1 medium, butter, maple syrup, brown sugar, orange juice, pears, tart apples, raisins, roasted pecan, roasted walnut, dried cranberries, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, brandy or 2 tbsp calvados