Stewed apricots
Here is how to make delicious stewed apricots, both an easy and a more sophisticated way.
1 hour 20 min.
Easy
6.50 €
1 kg
4 IngredientsLast modified on: July 12th 2023
For 1 kg, you will need:
- 1
1 kg apricots - 2
2 tablespoons water - 3
250 g caster sugar - 4
10 g vanilla sugar - Total weight: 1,290 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 1 hour 20 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 25 min.
Prepare 1 kg apricots.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
Put 2 tablespoons water in a saucepan and pour the apricot pieces over it, then 250 g caster sugar and 10 g vanilla sugar.
This may seem like a lot of sugar, but that's because apricots, even ripe ones, are quite acidic when cooked.
This may seem like a lot of sugar, but that's because apricots, even ripe ones, are quite acidic when cooked.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 30 min.
Cover and put over medium heat, and leave to cook slowly, stiring from time to time.
Stage 4
Stewed apricots are cooked when they reach the right consistency for your taste, which means with or without any bits of apricot still showing.
Stage 5
Your stewed apricots are ready.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 10 min.
As a refinement, you can pass the apricots through a strainer with a soft spatula...
Stage 7
...to remove all skins and small hard parts.
Stage 8
You will then get very smooth stewed apricots, a purée, almost a coulis.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 10 min.
Another refinement: you can use the kernels inside the stones which are edible.
Remarks
Stewed apricots can be used like jam for breakfast - delicious on buttered toast.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 10 RDI=4 % | 400 RDI=40 % | 0 | 1,480 RDI=70 % | 6,190 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 0 | 30 RDI=3 % | 0 | 110 RDI=6 % | 480 RDI: 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg : 6.50 €
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Other way: peel your fruits, dispose cores, cut in pieces, add sugar, no water, cover and let rest for the night. This will make a syrup during the night, useful for cooking the day after, and no need of water.