Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 6 green cardamom pods
- 1 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 8 ounces dried apricots (whole apricots, the soft, ready-to-eat kind)
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 4 1/2 ounces pistachio nuts (1 cup chopped)
How to Make
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Step 1: In a saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat to low, add the cardamom seeds and lemon juice, lemon zest,
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Step 2: Add the apricots and let them simmer for approximately 15 minutes. Remove pan from heat.
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Step 3: Using a slotted spoon, transfer the apricots to a baking sheet, let the apricots cool.
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Step 4: Take out the pods and use the syrup in another project, like a base for pancake syrup.
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Step 5: Finely, chop the pistachios and place in a shallow bowl; set aside.
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Step 6: Cut a pocket in each apricot, stuff each apricot with some cream cheese.
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Step 7: Dip stuffed apricots, cheesy side down, in the chopped pistachios.
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Step 8: Arrange on a platter and refrigerate until serving time. Bring to room temperature before serving.
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