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Close-up of juicy, stuffed apricots with a cherry on top.
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Abricots farcis classiques

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 pieces
Calories 250
A delicious French dessert featuring apricots filled with almond mixture and glazed with sugar, served with poached cherries in wine.

Ingredients

Main ingredients

  • 12 pieces apricots
  • 20 g butter
  • 80 g almond powder
  • 1 unit egg
  • 80 g sugar
  • 6 pieces large cherries (for decoration and poaching)
  • 30 g sugar (for decoration)
  • 4 tablespoons wine (doux) (for poaching cherries)

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 180°C, wash and halve apricots, remove pits, place in baking dish.
  • Blend egg, sugar, almond powder, and cherries in a food processor until smooth.
  • Fill each apricot half with the almond mixture, top with small butter pieces, sprinkle with sugar.
  • Bake for about 30 minutes until golden.
  • Poach cherries with sugar and wine for a few minutes, serve warm with apricots.

Notes

Use ripe apricots for best flavor and adjust baking time as needed.
Calories: 250kcal
Cost: $12
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: apricots