Amaretto Cheese-Filled Apricots

Five ingredients and three steps is all you need to assemble these cheese-filled apricots - a perfect appetizer to treat your guests.

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The Quick Take:

Calories 40
Fat 1g
Saturated Fat 0g
Sodium 20mg

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Nutrition Information:

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Apricot

Calories: 40
Calories from Fat: 10),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 1g; 1%
(Saturated Fat 0g, 0% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 20mg; 20%;
Total Carbohydrate: 6g; 6%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 5g 5% ),
Protein: 0g; 0%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 6%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 1 hr 30 min
Servings 30

Ingredients

4: oz (half of 8-oz package) gluten free reduced-fat cream cheese, softened

1/4: cup slivered almonds, toasted, chopped

1/4: cup chopped dried cherries or sweetened dried cranberries

2: tablespoons amaretto

30: soft whole dried apricots

Directions

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; seal bag. Cut 1/2 inch off a corner of bag.
2 With fingers, open apricots along one side so they look like partially open clamshells. Pipe about 1 teaspoon cheese mixture into each apricot.
3 Finely chop remaining almonds. Dip cheese edge of apricots into almonds. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

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These filled apricots would be a beautiful addition to a cheese, fruit and nut platter.

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 03/19/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.