What is it?

“Preserves” are the result of a fruit that has been cooked with sugar and, usually, pectin, into a jam-like consistency with large to medium pieces of fruit still intact. Apricot preserves are prepared in this manner, and are often used to glaze tarts and as additions in other desserts. They can also be added as a sweet element to savory dishes, namely involving poultry, pork or fish.

How to prep:

To make an apricot glaze for tarts or other pastries: heat the preserves gently in a small saucepan and strain out the solids. Brush the glaze onto the pastry to give it a shiny, golden finish.

Recipes

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  French Apple and Fig Tart

  This crisp-edged tart celebrates fall's most beautiful fruits. It's excerpted from The Joys of Baking.

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  Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Apricot-Dijon Sauce

  “A home run.” That’s what our test kitchen's testing notes say about these juicy pork chops. Try them with garlicky Green Peas and Bulgur.

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  Roasted Uncured Ham with Mustard-Herb Crust

  Dress up ham with this simple sweet-savory topping. You can use leftovers in wraps, sandwiches, casseroles, and stews.

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  Apricot Almond Cardamom Sweet Rolls

  A layer of apricot preserves in the filling of these rolls adds a sweet-tart note, while almonds lend crunch.

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  Poached Pear & Pistachio Tart

  This recipe adds an exotic note to the classic poached pear tart, with pistachios in the crust and topping and cardamom in the filling. For best results, chill the filled…

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  Apple Rosette Tart with Maple Cream

  Twisting thin apple slices into tiny rosettes creates a beautiful, abstract design on this tart. Maple syrup in the pastry-cream filling makes the dessert a true celebration of fall.

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  Strawberry & Kiwi Tart with Honey Cream

  This gorgeous tart highlights some of early summer’s most beautiful produce, underscored by a mild honey cream filling. For best results, chill the filled tart before topping it with the…

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  Tropical Fruit Tart

  A rum-laced banana cream filling and a coconut crust underscore the mango and pineapple topping this tart.  For best results, chill the filled tart before topping it with the fruit;…

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  Blackberry-Elderflower Tart

  Elderflower liqueur adds a haunting floral-pear fragrance to the light pastry cream filling, contrasting the deeply flavored fresh blackberries. For best results, chill the filled tart before topping it with…

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  Fresh Fig and Raspberry Tart

  This gorgeous tart shows off late-summer fresh figs and raspberries like the jewels that they are. For best results, chill the filled tart before topping it with the fruit; otherwise,…