Description
This is great way to use extra apricots, especially when your tree gives a bumper crop. Apricots are very nutritious so you don’t want to waste them and this makes a great snack. These will also keep for a long time.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 cups pitted and diced fresh apricots
- ½ cup white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees F (165 degrees C)
- or the lowest setting you have.
- Combine lemon juice
- apricots
- and sugar in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth.
- Cover an 11×17-inch pan or cookie sheet with a layer of plastic wrap. Pour pureed fruit onto the prepared pan and spread evenly to within 1 inch of the edge.
- Bake for 4 to 6 hours in the preheated oven
- using a spoon or a pair of tongs to keep the door slightly ajar
- or until puree has dried and is no longer sticky. Once dry
- you can cut it into strips; store in an airtight container.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 6 hrs
Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 14