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Amaretto Cheese-Filled Apricots

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 30, 2009
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Round out the cheese platter with dried apricots stuffed with a decadent mix of creamy cheese, crunchy almonds and tangy dried cherries. Just 5 ingredients total!

Amaretto Cheese-Filled Apricots

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 30
  • Ingredients 5
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Ingredients

  • 4 oz cream cheese (half of 8-oz package), softened
  • 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted, chopped*
  • 1/4 cup chopped dried cherries or sweetened dried cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
  • 30 soft whole dried apricots

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In small bowl, mix cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the almonds, the cherries and amaretto with spoon. Spoon into small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1/2 inch off 1 corner of bag.
  • Step 
    2
    With fingers, open apricots along one side so they resemble partially open clamshells. Pipe about 1 teaspoon cheese mixture into each apricot.
  • Step 
    3
    Finely chop remaining almonds. Dip cheese edge of apricots into almonds. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving to chill.

Nutrition

45 Calories
2g Total Fat
0g Protein
6g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Apricot
Calories
45
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2g
3%
Saturated Fat
1g
4%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
10mg
1%
Potassium
100mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
6g
2%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
5g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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