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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (52g)

Recipe makes 16 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

1 lemons, zest of

Calories 138
Calories from Fat 74 (54%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 8.3g 12%
Saturated Fat 3.8g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 3.3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.8g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 89mg 3%
Potassium 250mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 14.6g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1.4g 5%
Sugars 10.2g
Protein 2.8g 5%

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Simple yet Elegant Babylonian Apricot Jewels

Recipe #116455 | 10 min | 10 min prep | add private note
Mirj

By: Mirj
Apr 12, 2005

Created for RSC #6. Okay, I have a confession to make here. This recipe is not entirely my own original creation. I was discussing the contest over the phone with Sushiman, and being a fairly decent cook himself (okay, an amazing cook), he started coming up with a recipe on his own. With a little tweaking by yours truly, I think we have come up with something wonderful together.... This can be cute little finger food to serve at a party, or part of a dessert plate. As an appetizer, leave out the powdered sugar. If serving as a dessert, bring it on!

SERVES 16 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix the cashews, raisins, white wine, lemon zest and cream cheese and powdered sugar until it forms a paste.
  2. 2
    You can do this in the food processor to really mix everything together.
  3. 3
    Take one apricot, and spread some of the cheese on it, nice and thick.
  4. 4
    Cover with a second apricot.
  5. 5
    Do this to make a total of 16 "sandwiches".
  6. 6
    Sprinkle or roll in powdered sugar.

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From: Mme Melissa

On Dec 20, 2006

This is a fabulous recipe. If you don't want to stuff apricots, use this as a cake filling, it is very, very good. I used Monbazillac sweet white wine...next time I may use a creamy liquer, or Cointreau. Also, for part of the recipe, I used dried strawberries, and this was really, really good!

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    On Jan 30, 2006

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    From: ~Rita~

    On Feb 18, 2005

    I had a hard time rating this. The filling is delicious. However putting it between 2 apricot is a bit much. After filling a couple I decide to butterfly the apricot and fill. A much nicer presentation Then some I rolled in flaked coconut. I did make only half the recipe. Used peach chardonnay. I did use the optional sugar in the mixture. The filling would be great as a dip for fresh cut apples, top French toast, a spread on toast or a filling in cakes and cookies.

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  • From: Trisha W

    On Mar 8, 2005

    My family found this to be a very interesting dish! The filling smelled wonderful while I was blending it. It made much more filling than I used last night. My package of apricots only made 12 sandwiches. So I bought some more apricots today so we can finish it off. I used Mediterrean apricots yesterday (because of the name), but today used CA grown - mmm... even better. The filling was also chilled today - and I think that was better also.

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