Baked Apricot Spread Recipes

BAKED APRICOT SPREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Mix cream cheese and cheddar in medium bowl until blended. Add sour cream and apricots; mix well.
• Spread into 9-inch pie plate; sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until nuts are lightly toasted and spread is heated through. Serve with crackers.

APRICOT SPREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, preserves, chives and onion powder until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 25 minutes or until chilled. Serve with crackers.

EASY BAKED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place almonds on a baking sheet and bake in the preheating oven until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Place apricot wedges in an overlapping pattern in individual gratin dishes or a baking dish. Mix almonds and brown sugar and scatter over apricots.
• Bake in the preheated oven until apricots are bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.

APRICOT SPREAD

Steps:

• Bring apricots, wine, water, sugar, zest, and a pinch of salt to a boil in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced and very syrupy and apricots are very soft, about 15 minutes if using California (about 45 minutes if using Turkish). (If apricots are not yet softened, pour in an additional 1/4 cup water and continue cooking.)
• Remove from heat. Discard zest, then stir in rum. Transfer apricot mixture to a bowl and cool slightly, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes.
• Purée in a food processor until mixture is very smooth. Add water to purée if necessary to achieve a spreadable consistency.
• Serve at room temperature or chilled.

BAKED APRICOTS (FRANCE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F & generously butter a large baking dish.
• Put apricot halves, cut side up & in one layer, in the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle with sugar, dot with butter & bake until tender, about 15 minutes, or until the apricots are caramelized with the sugar but still retain their shape.
• Serve hot with creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream.

BAKED APRICOT BRIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Place cheese in small baking pan. Spread top of cheese with preserves; sprinkle with almonds. Bake about 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese begins to melt and lose its shape. Serve hot with assorted crackers. Refrigerate leftovers; reheat before serving.

EASY APRICOT-GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Mix apricot preserves with mustard.
• Place salmon fillets on the prepared baking sheet. Brush 1/2 of the apricot mixture over top.
• Bake on the top rack of the preheated oven for 16 minutes. Pull from the oven and brush with remaining apricot mixture. Cook until salmon flakes easily with a fork, about 2 more minutes.

APRICOT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Soak apricots in warm water for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, cream the sugar, butter and egg. Stir in orange juice. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until combined. Drain apricots well; add to batter with nuts. Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack.