Thermomix Dried Apricot Icecream

250g dried apricots
500g water
1/2 cup raw sugar (I didn't add this to the apricots and water, and it was sweet enough with the other sugar below.)
230g thickened cream
110g pouring cream
120g milk
100g raw sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence

Place the apricots and water (and 1/2 cup of sugar if adding) into the TM bowl. Cook on Varoma temp/15 minutes + speed 1.

Puree apricots 4 seconds/speed 6. Set aside to cool.

Place all ingredients, including the cooled apricots, into the TM bowl.

Mix for about 10 seconds/speed 6. *

Place into a shallow container and put in the freezer.

When icecream is just beginning to set around the edges (about 2 hours) remove and break up into the bowl.
Mix 20 seconds speed 9, then 10 seconds on speed 4. (may need the spatula)

* At thiis stage, I poured into a big jug, covered with a lid and put in the fridge overnight to chill. The following morning I churned in my ice cream machine, then put in the freezer to firm up.