Best Apricot Preserves Recipes

BAKED BRIE IN PUFF PASTRY WITH APRICOT OR RASPBERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Lightly grease cookie sheet.
• Roll puff pastry out slightly.
• Place cheese wheel on top (leave rind on).
• Place preserves on top of cheese.
• Place almonds on top of preserves.
• Bundle Puff Pastry up and around the cheese.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Let cool for five minutes.
• Serve with your favorite crackers.

APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Select good clean apricots. Wash then, cut in two, and take out the stone, pull out any stem, it could be cut, but shouldn't need to be.
• Put them into a saucepan or soup pot. Add enough water, to just have them float, or be barely covered.
• Season them with a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lemon.
• Bring to the simmer, and cook, covered until they are quite tender, but not falling apart, 20-25 minutes approximately.
• Do one of two things, purée the apricots, with their water, in a food processor, in batches, or mash with a masher, for a chunkier consistency.
• In either case, measure or weigh, the pulp, and add back to it, in the pan, an equal volume of sugar.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, and cook until the mixture is set, 212-220 degrees f, on a candy thermometer.
• Bottle and process for 7 minutes.
• Enjoy.

CHICKEN APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter and oil over medium heat for 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Combine the jam, salad dressing and soup mix; pour over chicken. , Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until a thermometer reaches 170°.

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.

BAKED ACORN SQUASH WITH APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place squash halves cut side down in a baking dish. Fill the dish with water to the depth of 1/4 inch. Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven.
• Remove squash from oven, and set the oven to broil. Turn squash cut side up in the dish, and season lightly with salt. Place 1 teaspoon butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons apricot preserves in each squash half. Return to oven, and broil 5 minutes, or until butter is melted and squash is lightly browned.

APRICOT & MARASCHINO CHERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• Place water and apricots in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes or until liquid is almost evaporated. Stir in pineapple, sugar and lemon juice. Cook and stir 35-40 minutes or until thickened., Using a potato masher, mash fruit. Add cherries; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; skim off foam if necessary. Carefully ladle hot mixture into five hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

BAKED BRIE WITH APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Preheat over to 375º. Unroll crescent rolls onto ungreased baking sheet or cutting board. Place pieces of dough in a square shape and pinch edges together. Be sure to have a tight seal creating one large piece of dough. Place brie on an angle in the center of the dough. Spoon preserves over the top of the brie covering entirely. It's alright if the preserves fall to the side of the brie. Gather corners of the dough and pull together on top of preserve covered brie. Continue to gather the edges of the dough pulling up and over the brie to cover entirely. Pinch any open seams together tightly. Bake either on the baking sheet or in your serving dish for 11-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve as is or with additional crackers.

CRISPY BACON TWISTS WITH GOUDA AND APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line two rimmed baking pans with foil, set baking racks in pans, and lightly spray racks with nonstick spray.
• On lightly floured surface, roll out one puff pastry sheet to roughly 8 by 12 inches. Brush top lightly with beaten egg and thinly spread 1/2 cup of preserves over dough. Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of shredded cheese and 1 tablespoon rosemary, lightly pressing cheese mixture into dough. Fold short end of dough over to enclose cheese mixture and lightly roll to seal. Cut short-wise into roughly 15 1/2-inch strips. Repeat with remaining puff pastry and ingredients.
• Lay out one slice of bacon on the diagonal. Grab one strip of prepared dough by the ends and place one end of dough strip horizontally at top end of bacon and roll bacon with dough downward, stretching dough strip as you roll. Place completed spiral-wrapped bacon twist on prepared rack and repeat.
• Bake twists for 35-45 minutes or until pastry is browned and bacon crisp, rotating pans as needed for even cooking. Let cool five minutes and gently use spatula to remove twists from racks. Serve warm or at room temperature.

DRIED-FRUIT STRUDEL WITH APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter rimmed baking sheet. Roll out crust on floured surface to thin 16-inch square. Spread all of preserves over pastry, leaving 1-inch plain border. Sprinkle dried fruit and nuts evenly over preserves. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Fold about 1 inch of each pastry side over filling. Starting at bottom, roll up pastry jelly-roll style, enclosing filling. Using large spatula, transfer strudel to prepared baking sheet, seam side down. Bake strudel until golden, about 35 minutes. Cool completely. Cut strudel into 1-inch slices.

BAKED BRIE CHEESE WITH APRICOT PRESERVES RECIPE

Steps:

• Let Brie warm to room temperature. Trim off top white covering. Separate triangles of crescent rolls and start at the bottom to cover the brie. Top brie with preserves and almonds before covering the top with the crescent rolls. Wrap until all covered. Even as possible. Bake at 350 degrees, 15-25 minutes, or untill golden brown.

WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE DIP WITH APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Mix cheese, mayo and onions until blended.
• Spread onto plate.
• Top with preserves.

EASY APRICOT PRESERVES CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Butter two 8 or 9 inch cake pans well. Pour 1/2 of preserves into each pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle nuts (if using) evenly over preserves. Set pans aside. Mix cake as directed on package. Use all ingredients called for on package. Gently pour 1/2 of cake mix into each pan, being careful not to disturb fruit. Bake as directed on package.
• 2. When cakes are done remove from oven and let cool for 10-15 minutes. Invert pans onto serving plates. If any fruit sticks to pans scrale from pan and spread on cake. Continue to cool. Serve cake with whipped topping if desired.
• 3. NOTE: For best results use preserves that have more fruit than syrup. I believe any flavor can be used as long as it is not too syrupy.

LAZY APRICOT PRESERVES (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• 1. In a food processor, process the apricots until very finely chopped. (I use my pulse feature). Transfer to slow cooker. Stir in sugar and water.
• 2. Cover and cook on high setting 2 1/2 hours, stirring twice, if possible. Uncover and cook on high, stirring occasionally, 2 hours longer, or until the jam has thickened.
• 3. Ladle the jam into clean, hot canning or jam jars; seal according to the manufacturer's instructions with lids and ring bands. Process in a boiling water bath 10 - 15 minutes. Or let jam cool and store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks. For longer storage, freeze up to 3 months. I have frozen this, and works very well. Using my food saver.
• 4. For Apricot - Orange Jam: Stir in 1 Tbsp grated orange zest at the end of the cooking time..

STRAWBERRY-APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in saucepan and cook for 4 minutes at a rolling boil, stirring frequently. Skim the surface. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.

LAYERED PEAR PIZZA WITH RICOTTA, APRICOT PRESERVES, AND GRANOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a bowl, microwave the apricot preserves for 15 seconds.
• Unroll the refrigerated pie crust onto a large baking sheet. Spread the ricotta cheese all over pie crust, to within 1/4-inch of the edges. Top ricotta with pear slices, slightly fanning out the pears. Brush pears with apricot preserves.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown. Top the pizza with granola just before serving and garnish with fresh mint, if desired.

APRICOT-CITRUS PRESERVES

Steps:

• Combine the apricots, raisins, oranges and lemon (both zest and juice), coriander, cinnamon, wine and water in a bowl; toss to combine thoroughly; leave overnight.
• The next day, put the fruit and liquid into a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer; simmer gently until the fruit is very tender, about 1 hour; add sugar and bring to a fast boil; boil about 12-18 minutes, or until a small amount of the fruit liquid, dropped onto a saucer and allowed to cool, wrinkles when your run your finger through it (this shows that the jam will 'set' once cool); stir in cashews, if using, and almond extract.
• You can put up the preserves in canning jars in the usual way, or just keep refrigerated.

BOW TIE COOKIES WITH APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl and paddle. With the mixer on low, gradually mix in the flour until a smooth dough forms.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead the dough gently to form a ball. Divide the dough in thirds, wrap each in plastic or waxed paper, and flatten into squares. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 400°F. Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment. Remove one piece of dough from the refrigerator and roll it out on a lightly floured surface into a 1/8-inch-thick rectangle. Using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter, trim the rough edges of the dough so the sides are straight, and then cut into 2-inch squares. Spoon about 1/2 tsp. of the preserves onto the center of each square. Fold one corner into the center, dab with the beaten egg, and then bring the opposite corner into the center and pinch firmly together to seal the corners. With a thin spatula, transfer the cookie to the cookie sheet. Repeat the process with the remaining dough.
• Bake one sheet at a time until golden and very lightly browned and puffed, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely and then dust with confectioners' sugar.
• You can freeze these cookies in freezer bags for up to 3 months.

COCONUT MACAROON WITH APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Mix coconut, sugar and unbeaten egg whites in heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 12 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Stir well. Place mixture in a glass mixing bowl. Using a spoon, press up the sides of the bowl. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Put parchment paper on cookie sheet. Dip a 2 inch ice cream scoop in water and scoop a cookie from the bowl scraping the bottom on the side of the bowl to level. Place on prepared sheet. Repeat with remaining mixture. Dip finger in water and press in the center of each cookies about half way. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon apricot preserves into indentation. Bake in preheated 300 degree oven 35-37 minutes until light golden brown. Place cookie sheet on cooling rack and completely cool the cookies before removing.

CROCK POT APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• In a food processor, chop the apricots finely.
• Place in a crock pot with the sugar and water and stir.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 1/2 hours, stirring twice, if possible.
• Uncover and cook on high, stirring occasionally, 2 hours more, or until it has thickened Ladle into clean, hot jam jars and seal.
• Process in a boiling water bath for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Or keep refrigerated for up to 3 weeks.

STRAWBERRY-APRICOT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in saucepan and cook 4 minutes at a rolling boil. Stir frequently. Skim. Pour into sterilized jars; seal.