Dried apricots


Dried apricots
Making your own dried apricots at home is perfectly feasible. It's really quite simple, though it takes a long time.

Basically, the apricots need to be cut in half, destoned, then the halves put to dry slowly for several hours in a cool oven.
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Last modified on: July 12th 2023
For 250 g, you will need:
  • 1 apricots 500 g apricots
  • 2 vanilla pod 1 vanilla pod (optional)
  • Total weight: 500 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 6 min.
Cooking: 6 hours
All in all: 6 hours 6 min.
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Stage 1 - 3 min.
Dried apricots

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Dried apricots
You can put a few grains of vanilla in the centre of each half if you like, but this is not essential.

Stage 3
Dried apricots
Leave to dry in the oven at 194°F (90°C) for 6 hours.

This time is just for guidance, as it will depend on the ripeness of your apricots and could take longer (8 hours, for instance). Do check after this time to see how well they have dried.

Stage 4 - 6 hours
Dried apricots
Leave to cool on a wire rack, then keep in a sealed jar.
Remarks
It is important to use very ripe apricots, or the drying will bring out any tartness.

You can also sprinkle the apricots with caster sugar before they go in the oven, but they will no longer have that natural dried apricot flavour.

Those fortunate enough to have a proper bread oven can make use of the residual heat after baking bread. Put the apricots in at 194°F (90°C) and leave for 8 to 10 hours.
Keeping: Several months.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe5 RDI=2 %50 RDI=5 %0220 RDI=10 %930 RDI: 10 %
Per 100 g1 RDI=0 %10 RDI=1 %040 RDI=2 %190 RDI: 2 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
How much will it cost?
  • For 250 g : 3 €

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