Best Apricot Slice Bars Recipes

Apricot and Pistachio Slice (Bars) image

Provided by Jubes

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 45m

Yield 12 bars, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup dried apricot, diced
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1 teaspoon mixed spice or 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
1/4 cup pistachios, chopped (measured -kernals only. no shells)
1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
100 g butter, melted
2 eggs, lightly beaten (recipe suggests usingeggs weighing 70 grams each)
8 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
apricot jam, for glazing

Steps:

Preheat oven to 180°C
Combine flour the flour, mixed spice,diced apricots, pistachio kernals and the sugar in a large bowl. Add the margarine, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla essence and stir until well combined.
Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined lamington tin and bake for 30 minutes at 180ºC or until golden brown.
Whilst still warm, glaze the slice with melted apricot jam.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.2, Fat 8.9, SaturatedFat 4.7, Cholesterol 53.1, Sodium 261.4, Carbohydrate 25.4, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 12.1, Protein 3.6

Apricot Slice (Bars) image

Provided by Jubes

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 1h

Yield 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Steps:

Preheat oven to 180°C ( 350 - 360°F ).
Soak the apricots in the milk and set aside for 30 minutes.
Using electric beaters, cream the margarine with the sugar.
To the cream margarine - add the eggs and beat well. Add the flour, vanilla and coconut. Then add the apricot and milk mixture.
Spread the mixture into a greased slice tin ( 18 x 7 inches).
Bake for 30 minutes
Slice can be topped with lemon icing if desired and more cocnut sprinkled over for decoration.
Cool slice in the tin and cut when cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.3, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 22, Sodium 74.5, Carbohydrate 20.6, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 14.8, Protein 1.8