Turn ripe apricots into a sweet spread by simmering them with sugar and lemon juice Perfect for toast or pastries.

Apricot Bars made with dried apricots have a buttery shortbread ... If you have fresh apricots, you can make them into jam for these bars or use your favorite jam. You will need about 1 1/2 ...

8 cups washed, pitted apricots chopped into bite-size pieces (about 4½ pounds ripe or slightly underripe whole fruit) 2 cups granulated sugar ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from 3-6 lemons) ...

Celebrate National Apricot Day by exploring the history, health benefits, and culinary delights of this golden fruit. Learn ...

Apricots make excellent jam if cooked with sugar and lemon juice. Apricot jam is used as a glaze on pastries and to stick cakes such as sachertorte together. Melt the jam with water and strain ...

Halve and pit the apricots, then cut in half again (or into smaller pieces if you prefer your jam less chunky). Put into a big bowl, then toss with the sugar and lemon juice. Leave the mixture to ...

Put the dried apricots into a small saucepan ... Remove the cake to a wire rack. If you’re using apricot jam to decorate, you may want to warm it a little first so that it’s easier to spread ...

My favourite part of making this is the feel of squishing the ... adds richness and stops it from drying out. If you are adding fruit, do this in the last stage. The dough can be baked as one ...