Apricot Walnut Conserve

Pairs well with Oaked, Chardonnay, Tawny Port, late harvest Riesling, Nut Brown Ale, Belgian Dubbel, Hard Apple Cider, Bourbon or Rye Whiskey, Sherry

• Make Lemon Apricot Walnut Bars 

• Eat with a scoop of ice cream

• Pair it with baguette rounds and goat cheese

• Eat it with yogurt, cottage cheese, or fresh ricotta

• Serve it over oatmeal

• Use it in a batter-based cobbler

• Use it straight from the jar as a topping for toast, scones, and yogurt, or spoon it over warm baked brie

• It also works well as a savory meat glaze for chicken or pork

• Stir a spoonful into plain Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, or morning porridge

• Use it as a fruity, nutty syrup alternative

• Spread it thick on warm buttered toast, English muffins, or biscuits

• Spoon the conserve over a wheel of brie before warming it in the oven

• Serve it on a charcuterie board next to sharp cheddar, goat cheese, or blue cheese

• Mix the conserve with a splash of lemon juice or mustard to baste roasted chicken, pork chops, or turkey

• Use it as a filling for pork tenderloin before roasting

• Fill an Apricot Walnut Strudel

• Apricot-glazed Italian meatloaf

• Apricot-glazed Pork Tenderloin

•  Apricot quick bread

• Apricot-Walnut Muffins

• Chewy Apricot-Walnut oatmeal cookies

• Apricot Glazed Chicken

• Apricot Chicken Stir Fry

• Add to Moroccan Rice Pilaf

• Apricot Nut Bread

• Warm baked Brie, Camembert, or goat cheese

• Blue cheese or Gorgonzola to balance the sweetness

• Served alongside prosciutto or smoked ham crostini, crusty baguette slices, or plain water crackers

• Spooned over roasted pork loin or pork chops as a quick glaze

• Used as a pan-sauce starter or topping for roasted chicken breast

• Use as a filling for thumbprint cookies, Ricotta & Apricot Walnut Crepes, or puff pastry turnovers

• Top dried apricot with a heaping teaspoon of cream cheese and Apricot Walnut Conserve.  Drizzle over the honey and sprinkle over the fresh thyme leaves.

• Add to apricot, walnut, and lavender cake

• Mix in Apricot lavender sage shrub

• Make Apricot rose donuts

• Top blistered green beans with apricots & chive blossoms

• Moroccan-spiced lamb burgers with apricot walnut conserve & pistachio feta pesto

• Top Apricot chickpea salad sandwiches

• Toss kale, apricot, and quinoa salad with almonds

• Wild rice salad with apricots & almonds, and fresh apricot walnut conserve dressing

• Top Apricot crème fraîche tart with honey & pistachios

• Glaze Apricot frangipane tart with almond crust

• Add to shrimp tacos

• Base for BBQ sauce for ribs

• Toss blackberry & apricot salad with corn, feta, and fresh apricot walnut conserve dressing

• Apricot cornmeal cakes recipe by A Spicy Perspective

• Add to apricot cornmeal cakes

• Glaze Apricot & prosciutto pasta salad

• Base for Apricot & prosciutto pizza with sriracha and honey

• Top ice cream and parfaits