Poached apricots are a classic dessert that combines the natural sweetness of ripe apricots with a fragrant syrup. This simple yet elegant dish can be served as a standalone dessert or as a complement to other dishes such as ice cream, yogurt, or pancakes. With just a few ingredients and minimal effort, you can create a delightful and flavorful treat that will impress your family and friends.
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PERFECT POACHED FRUIT
Steps:
- Place the vin santo, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla bean, and zests in a large, shallow saucepan with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Peel the pears, leaving the stems intact, and scoop out the seeds from the bottom with an apple corer or melon baller. Lay half the pears on their sides in the poaching liquid and simmer for 20 minutes, carefully turning the pears once with a spoon. Remove with a slotted spoon. Poach the remaining pears in the same liquid. Snip off the hard stems from the figs with scissors. Add the figs, apricots, prunes, and the first batch of poached pears and simmer 5 to 10 more minutes, until the pears and the dried fruit are all tender.
- Chill the pears, dried fruit, zests, and poaching liquid. Remove the cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla bean before serving if you like.
POACHED APRICOTS
Make and share this Poached Apricots recipe from Food.com.
Provided by katew
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Soak apricots in cold water for 1/2 hour or more.
- Transfer with soaking water to large pan.
- Add sugar, scrape seeds from vanilla beans.
- Add seeds and pod to the pan.
- Bring slowly to a simmer.
- Cook gently till very tender - about 40 minutes.
- Cool then strain.
- Place strained off juice into pot and reduce over heat by 1/3 or.
- till syrupy.
- Cool then serve apricots and juice with cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 530.7, Fat 0.8, Sodium 42.8, Carbohydrate 137.7, Fiber 12.2, Sugar 122.3, Protein 5.7
POACHED APRICOTS
Provided by Food Network
Time 10h10m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Wash and then soak the dried apricots in 2 cups of water overnight.
- Pre-heat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Drain the apricots over a bowl. Transfer the liquid to a saucepan and add the sugar, cardamom pods, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and add the apricots. Cover the apricots with a small sheet of parchment paper. Cover the pan and poach the apricots in a 300-degree oven for 1 1/2 hours. Then let the apricots cool in their liquid; then chill.
- Just before serving, lift out the apricots to drain. Mix the yogurt and ricotta together, open each apricot and stuff it with the yogurt mixture. Place the stuffed apricots on a serving plate, spoon over a little syrup. Garnish with pistachios. Recommended drink: Camomile Tea, infused with cardamom, cinnamon and clove
POACHED APRICOTS
Use this in our Floating Islands with Ricotta Cream and Poached Apricots.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes 30 apricots
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Mix all the ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until apricots are soft but not mushy, about 22 minutes.
SIMPLE POACHED APRICOTS
These apricots pair well with vanilla all-natural frozen yogurt, as pictured.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Bring water, agave nectar, and orange peel to a brisk simmer in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add apricots, pushing down to cover with liquid; reduce to a gentle simmer. Cook until apricots are just tender, 2 to 5 minutes, depending on ripeness.
- Transfer apricots gently with a slotted spoon to a shallow bowl or dish. Pour just enough liquid over them to cover and return saucepan with remaining liquid to stove. Simmer over medium-high until reduced by half and lightly syrupy, about 10 minutes.
- Strain syrup into dish with apricots. Refrigerate at least 1 hour and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 502 g, Fat 2 g, Protein 6 g
VANILLA-POACHED APRICOTS WITH ZABAGLIONE
Categories Mixer Citrus Egg Fruit Dessert Spring Summer Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Poach apricots:
- Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into a 2-quart saucepan, then add pod, water, sugar, zest, and salt. Bring to a boil, uncovered, over high heat, then boil 1 minute.
- Carefully add apricots, then reduce heat and poach at a bare simmer, turning over once, until fruit is tender but still holds its shape and skins are still intact, 2 to 6 minutes. Transfer apricots and syrup to a large shallow bowl and cool to room temperature, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Make zabaglione:
- Beat together yolks, sugar, and wine in a deep 4-quart metal bowl with a handheld electric mixer at medium speed or whisk vigorously until combined well.
- Set bowl over a 4-quart pot of barely simmering water and beat mixture until tripled in volume, 5 to 6 minutes.
- To serve:
- Spoon 2 or 3 apricot halves into each of 6 glasses and top with zabaglione. Serve immediately.
POACHED APRICOTS
Provided by Jonathan Reynolds
Categories easy, quick, side dish
Time 30m
Yield 3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Simmer apricots in water to cover until very soft, about 25 minutes. Chop if desired and serve on their own or with toast, pancakes, French toast, cereal or yogurt.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 82, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 2 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams
POACHED APRICOTS WITH ROSEWATER
This low-fat, simple dessert combines tender fruit and fragrant syrup
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dessert, Dinner
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put the sugar into a medium pan with 150ml water. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves, then add the apricots and simmer for 15 mins until soft. Take off the heat, splash in the rosewater and leave to cool. Spoon into glasses to serve, topped with a few dollops of the yogurt and a scattering of nuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 161 calories, Carbohydrate 41 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 41 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.01 milligram of sodium
POACHED DRIED APRICOTS IN WHITE WINE
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories brunch, easy, quick, dessert
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Simmer apricots in the wine and sugar with cardamom seeds until soft (about 20 minutes).
- Pour apricots into a serving dish and let them sit at room temperature until ready to be eaten. Serve the apricots with mascarpone cheese and, if you like, sugar cookies.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 546, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 67 grams, Fat 20 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 221 milligrams, Sugar 58 grams
POACHED APRICOT HALVES
Poaching apricots takes little time. If you continue to simmer apricots in their poaching liquid, you'll have the start of a very easy jam; it will set without additives because of the fruit's natural pectin. Use this recipe to fill hand pies, top cheesecake, or amp up panna cotta.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes
Yield Makes 2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a 4-to-5-quart pot over medium heat, combine 4 cups water with sugar, lemon peel, ginger, cardamom, and vanilla scrapings. Bring mixture to a boil. Cook until sugar dissolves, and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, until the liquid has thickened slightly, about 10 minutes.
- Add apricots to pan. Rinse a double thickness of cheesecloth under cold water, and drape it over apricots so all the fruit is covered by the cloth and submerged in liquid.
- Continue simmering until apricots soften slightly, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool completely. Use immediately, or transfer apricots and poaching liquid to a storage container. Make sure the apricots are completely submerged in liquid. Refrigerate until ready to use, up to 4 days.
VANILLA POACHED APRICOTS
Make and share this Vanilla Poached Apricots recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dancer
Categories Dessert
Time 25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, stir sugar into water and wine.
- Slit vanilla bean open along the side and spread it apart exposing the tiny dot-like seeds.
- Cut the vanilla bean crosswise into several pieces and place them in the pan.
- Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook 5 minutes.
- Add apricots; shake them to settle them into liquid.
- Heat just until mixture begins to boil.
- Apricots should be tender but not falling apart.
- Cook slightly longer if fruit is still firm.
- Using a slotted spoon, gently remove apricots, leaving liquid in pan.
- With cover off, reduce poaching liquid to about 1/2 cup.
- Remove and discard vanilla bean pieces.
- Pour concentrated syrup over apricots.
- Cool; chill if time permits before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.5, Fat 0.3, Sodium 2.2, Carbohydrate 17.1, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 15.5, Protein 1.1
HONEY VANILLA POACHED APRICOTS
Categories Fruit Dessert Poach Quick & Easy Low Sodium Apricot Vanilla Summer Honey Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a 1 1/2-quart saucepan simmer water, honey, sugar, and vanilla bean, covered, 5 minutes. Add apricots and simmer, covered, until just tender but not falling apart, 2 to 5 minutes, depending on ripeness of fruit.
- Transfer apricots with a slotted spoon to a bowl and boil syrup until reduced to about 1/2 cup. Pour syrup over apricots and chill 25 minutes.
Tips:
- Choose ripe, unblemished apricots for the best flavor and texture.
- Use a heavy-bottomed pot to prevent the apricots from sticking.
- Add sugar, honey, or another sweetener to the poaching liquid for a sweeter flavor.
- Add spices, herbs, or other flavorings to the poaching liquid for a more complex flavor.
- Poach the apricots until they are tender but still hold their shape, about 10-15 minutes.
- Remove the apricots from the poaching liquid and let them cool slightly before serving.
- Serve the poached apricots on their own, with whipped cream, yogurt, or ice cream.
Conclusion:
Poached apricots are a simple and delicious dessert that can be enjoyed on their own or as a topping for other desserts. They are also a great way to use up ripe apricots that are past their prime. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a delicious and elegant dessert that will impress your friends and family.
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