Apricot Delight Or Peach Recipes

30 FRESH APRICOT RECIPE COLLECTION

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep an apricot dish in 30 minutes or less!

APRICOT DELIGHT

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave 1 cup apricot nectar on high for 50-60 seconds or until hot. Sprinkle gelatin over hot nectar; stir until gelatin is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool. , In a large bowl, combine remaining apricot nectar and enough water to measure 1-1/4 cups; whisk in pudding mix and milk powder for 1-2 minutes. Whisk in cooled gelatin; fold in whipped topping and cake. , Pour into an 11x7-in. dish. Refrigerate for 2-4 hours. Garnish with apricot slices.

APRICOT AND PEACH FRIED PIES

Steps:

• To Make Crust: In a large bowl, mix together flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Mix in milk and stir until dough forms a ball. Roll out dough and cut into 18 6-inch circles. Set aside.
• To Make Filling: In a large saucepan, combine apricots, peaches, and sugar. Add enough water to cover fruit. Cover pan and cook over low heat until fruit is falling apart. Remove lid and continue to cook until water is evaporated.
• Place oil or shortening in small high-sided skillet. Place over medium heat. Spoon equal amounts of filling into each pastry circle and fold in half. Seal pastry with a fork dipped in cold water.
• Fry a few pies at a time in hot oil, browning on both sides. Drain pies on paper towels.

APRICOT OR PEACH MELBA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, prepare syrup. Bring the sugar, water, lemon juice and zest to a boil. Lower to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
• Poach apricots or peaches until tender. (Tip: if you use peaches, remove the skin.) Let them cool in the syrup.
• To prepare raspberry sauce, in a blender, combine the raspberries, sugar and lemon juice. Process to a puree.
• Remove fruits from syrup.
• To serve: In a small bowl, place a scoop of vanilla ice cream, place the fruit on top, and cover with raspberry sauce. Garnish with whipped cream and toasted almonds.

APRICOT, PEACH DESSERT

Steps:

• Cut apricots into quarters. Cover with water and let soak overnight, refrigerated or put into saucepan, cover with water and simmer until tender. Chop the peaches into bite-size pieces. Drain most of the water from apricots and put in a saucepan. Add the peaches, sugar, and spices and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Simmer until thickened. Add a little flour if needed for thickening. Line the bottom and sides of a Dutch oven with pie dough. Roll out the top crust and cut into strips. Pour the hot filling into the Dutch oven, over the crust. Lay strips of crust across the top. Brush the top with beaten egg or cream if you have it, and sprinkle with sugar. Put the lid on the Dutch oven and set to bake over medium coals top and bottom. Turn the Dutch oven and lid every 10 minutes or so, or it will scorch. Add more coals if needed until pie is light brown. Remove from coals and let cool until ready to serve.

LAYERED APRICOT DELIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium bowl beat flour and butter until blended.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Spread mixture into bottom of a greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
• Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• cool in dish on a wire rack.
• In a medium saucepan, combine granulated sugar, cornstarch and gelatin.
• Reserving juice, drain and slice apricots.
• Add enough water to reserved apricot juice to make 1 3/4 cups.
• Stir juice mixture into sugar mixture.
• Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and becomes clear (about 26 minutes).
• Cool to room temperature.
• Stir apricots into gelatin mixture.
• In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
• Fold in whipped cream.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over cooled crust.
• Spoon apricot mixture over cream cheese layer.
• Cover and chill 4 hours or until set.
• To serve, cut into 3-inch squares.
• Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.

PEACH TARTLETS WITH APRICOT GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cut each sheet of puff pastry into nine 3-inch squares. Dab a small amount of apricot preserves into the center of each square. Fan 3 slices of peach over the preserves, leaving a slim border of pastry exposed. Spoon a small amount of apricot preserves over the peach slices.
• Bake in the preheated oven, 1 baking sheet at a time, until puff pastry turns golden, about 10 minutes.
• Thin remaining apricot preserves with 2 teaspoons hot water in a small bowl to make a glaze.
• Spoon some of the glaze over each baked tartlet. Return to the oven and bake until tartlets are golden brown, about 2 minute more. Repeat with second baking sheet. Cool tartlets on a wire rack before serving, about 10 minutes.