Apricot Carrots Recipes

APRICOT GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Prepare the carrots. Peel and cut the carrots into approximately ½ inch slices, diagonally.
• Combine the ingredients. Add the carrots to a large sauté pan and pour the stock over them. Evenly distribute the butter, jam, and the salt on top.
• Cook. Place the pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let the carrots simmer until they're tender and the liquid has reduced almost completely, about 35 minutes. During the cooking process, move the carrots a few times to be sure they're well coated with the liquid.
• Garnish. If desired, garnish with finely chopped chives or scallions.

APRICOT GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Add carrots to a pot of lightly salted water, and bring to a low boil. Simmer until carrots are tender. Drain.
• Put melted butter in a bowl, and stir in apricot preserves. Stir in nutmeg, salt, orange zest, and lemon juice. Add carrots, and stir well to coat. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

CARROTS WITH APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bring carrots and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and steam until the carrots are just tender, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together the apricot preserves, cornstarch, dried apricots, and raisins in a saucepan. Place over medium heat, and cook until the mixture bubbles, thickens, and turns clear, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Once the carrots have cooked, drain, and stir into the apricot preserves. Pour into a baking dish, and bake in preheated oven until the sauce has thickened further, and turned light brown, about 15 minutes.

SLOW-COOKER APRICOT-GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, place carrots and onion. Sprinkle with salt.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 9 to 10 hours.
• Discard liquid in cooker. In small bowl, mix honey and preserves; pour over carrots in cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 10 to 15 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with parsley before serving. Carrots will hold on Low heat setting up to 2 hours; stir occasionally.

TENDER CARROTS WITH APRICOTS

Steps:

• Cover apricots with hot water in a bowl and soak 1 1/2 hours.
• Drain and pat dry.
• Cut apricots into thin strips.
• Combine next 4 ingredients in a heavy nonstick pan over medium heat.
• Cover tightly, reduce heat to low and cook 12-15 minutes, or until carrots are just tender.
• Add apricots and return to heat 1-2 minutes.
• Serve carrots sprinkled with parsley if desired.

APRICOT CARROT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the carrots, applesauce, egg substitute and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until blended. Stir in apricots., Spoon into an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and water; drizzle over bread.

APRICOT CARROTS

Steps:

• Cook carrots, covered, in a small amount of boiling salted water for about 8 minutes or until tender.
• Drain thoroughly, return to saucepan.
• Combine butter, jam, lemon juice, salt and mace.
• Pour over cooked carrots.
• Cook, stirring constantly until carrots are evenly glazed and heated through.