3 winter fruit caramel Recipes

sliced dried apricots (about 8 oz), water, coarsely chopped dried apple (about 4 oz), golden raisins, amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur) or apple juice, brown sugar, butter or stick margarine, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, chilled butter or stick margarine, cut into small pieces, ice water, caramel ice cream

cake flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, fine sea salt, lukewarm water, vanilla extract, golden brown sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, egg whites, room temperature, sugar, unsalted butter, sugar, bosc pears (12 to 14 oz total), peeled, quartered, cored , cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices, fresh or frozen cranberries, half and half, sugar, egg yolks, fine sea salt, cornstarch, unsalted butter, apple brandy (such as applejack or calvados) or poire williams (clear pear brandy), divided