What Are Apricots and How Can I Use Them?

Apricots is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 237 recipes to get you started.

What are apricots?

Nutrition

Where found

Apricots are usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Apricots are a member of the Fruits and Fruit Juices US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much do apricots weigh?

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Recipes using apricots

There are 237 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Ozne Haman (Hamantaschen)

Hamantaschen for Purim with a tender carrot-flecked dough and a tangy apricot-pineapple filling spiked with cardamom and poppy seed. The classic triangle cookie with real character.

Ozne Haman (Hamantaschen)

Hamantaschen for Purim with a tender carrot-flecked dough and a tangy apricot-pineapple filling spiked with cardamom and poppy seed. The classic triangle cookie with real character.

Harvest Apricot Preserves

Harvest apricot preserves cook a big batch of ripe apricots with sugar and lemon juice to setting point, then jar and seal with rum-dipped cellophane tops. An old-world summer preserve.

Granola Bars Bw

Homemade granola bars sweetened with molasses and orange juice concentrate, packed with oats, raisins, apricots, sunflower seeds, wheat germ and sesame. Dense, cakey, and naturally fruit-sweetened.

Branicot Banana Bread

Banana bread with bran cereal and chewy dried apricots, baked into a hearty fiber-rich loaf with brown sugar warmth and a tender crumb. A wholesome breakfast quickbread.

Apricot Muffins

Wholesome whole-wheat muffins with dried apricots soaked in apple juice, spiced with cardamom and studded with walnuts.

Quick Banana Apricot Bread

Quick banana apricot bread with ripe banana pulp, chopped dried apricots, and a hint of lemon zest. Tender loaf with chewy apricot bits and a brighter twist on classic banana bread.

Mom's Spice Pumpkin Muffins

Spiced pumpkin muffins built on Bisquick with cinnamon, ginger, and optional chopped apricots. A shortcut weeknight muffin ready in 30 minutes flat.

Fresh Apricot Ice Cream

Fresh apricot ice cream made with diced ripe apricots, apricot nectar, evaporated milk, and tangy yogurt. A cooler, lighter summer ice cream with bright stone-fruit flavor and no eggs.

Eating Well's Granola

This granola is filling and loaded with energy filling ingredients. Great with tons of blueberry's and vanilla yogurt as pictured.

Apple-Apricot Strudel

Apple-apricot strudel: flaky phyllo wrapped around a fragrant filling of apples, dried apricots, raisins, and almonds with a hint of cinnamon and lemon. Old-world pastry made approachable.

Peach & Apricot Preserve

Peach apricot preserve combines summer stone fruit with plums and lemon juice into a small-batch jam with no added pectin. Perfect for spreading on toast, swirling into yogurt, or gifting in jars.

Pineapple Apricot Jam

Pineapple apricot jam made from just 3 ingredients: dried apricots, crushed pineapple, and sugar. No pectin needed. Slow-simmered until thick and spreadable.

Almond-Apricot Biscotti

The biscotti turned out delicious, by adding white chocolate really enhanced the depth of the flavor, and also gave the biscotti a softer and creamier texture, which also made these yummy biscotti highly additive. Almond and dried apricots added the rich nuttiness and sweet-sour juicy bites.

Apricot Stuffed Chicken Breasts

An easy yet tasty way to cook chicken breasts. The apricot-almond stuffing added some sweet fruitiness and nuttiness, and the yogurt-apricot sauce went deliciously well with stuffed chicken breast, lots of juiciness and yumminess in this dish. Serve it with rice or crusty bread to complete the meal.

Apricot Stuffed Chicken Breasts

An easy yet tasty way to cook chicken breasts. The apricot-almond stuffing added some sweet fruitiness and nuttiness, and the yogurt-apricot sauce went deliciously well with stuffed chicken breast, lots of juiciness and yumminess in this dish. Serve it with rice or crusty bread to complete the meal.

Braised Pork Chops with Prunes & Apricots

First time I've paired pork chops with dried fruit. During braising the apricots and prunes plumped up and added a nice mellow fruitiness which paired with the tender pork perfectly.

Sam Arnold's Cowboy Pot Roast

Cowboy pot roast braised with dried apricots, blanched leeks, and lemon zest in beef stock. A Western-style braise with sweet-savory depth and fork-tender beef.

Almond Cookies #1

Traditional Chinese almond cookies with crumbly texture, pressed with apricot pits or whole almonds. Refrigerated slice-and-bake dough keeps for weeks.

Apricot Carrot Bread

Shredded carrots and chopped apricots baked into a lightly sweet quick bread that's perfect for breakfast or afternoon snacks with tea.

Simple Wild Rice Stuffed Turkey

Whole roasted turkey stuffed with wild rice, brandy-soaked apricots, and rosemary, basted in garlic-herb butter. A stunning holiday centerpiece that feeds 10.

Apple Fruit Breakfast Bar

This healthy breakfast bar recipe is perfect to grab 'n run on-the-go quick and healthy breakfast or snacks.

Apricots in Brandy

Apricots in brandy, an 1831 American recipe: fresh apricots blanched in light syrup, bottled, and covered with equal parts syrup and French brandy. A heritage spirit-preserved fruit.

Powerhouse Muffins

Egg-free bran muffins loaded with chopped apples, dried apricots, and walnuts, made with apple juice and all-bran cereal. Brushed with cinnamon sugar while hot.

Pork or Lamb Sasaties

South African sasaties: pork or lamb cubes marinated 12 hours in a curried dried apricot sauce with vinegar and onion, then broiled and basted. Sweet, tangy, and warmly spiced.

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