Amaretto Apricots With Walnuts Teriyaki

Prepared this over the weekend for a Dinner Party, it was a hit! I like this one because it is tasty, unique, pretty, would travel well, and EASY! I do have a few tips for easy & success: Walnuts (could use pecans as well) 1. I added them directly to the sauce pan to coat. Seems to be an easier way to do it than on the sheet pan. I would suggest puring off the extra liquid, prior to putting on the sheet pan as my extra liquid caused some charred nuts. 2. Next time I am going to double the sugar since I like a sweeter terriyaki, though if you like salty, leave as is at 2 T brown sugar. 3. REMOVE the nuts from the pan once they cool off slightly, do not let them linger or you will have issues getting them off especially if the extra sauce is not removed prior to roasting. Placing them on a cooking sprayed foil works out fine. 4. Store in airtight container or the coating becomes slippery. Cream Cheese 1. 3T of Amaretto, could go up to 4-5 T. 2. Placed in sandwich sized ziploc to cool off in refrig awhile before assembling. Cut the corner off for makeshift pastry bag for easy & clean assembly. Apricots 1. Purchased huge bag from Costco for just under $9. I flattened them slightly to make them more uniform with my thumbs placing them on my serving plate to assemble. Alrighty, just a few of my hopefully helpful hints... Happy Cooking!

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waited an extra minute or so and ruined my first batch of walnuts. but after a trip to the neighbors for more-they came out awesome. people were wary of them next to all the other chips and dips at the potluck but they were devoured! the cream cheese mixture is so good. thinking of other places to use it! thanks!

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These were fantastic! I actually chocolate dipped my apricots first. Made for a Baby shower and they were a HUGE hit!! Will definately keep this recipe and make again!! Awesome!

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I made this by the recipe, except that I mixed the nuts in the saucepan, rather than pouring the sauce over them. I also used a mixture of pecans and walnuts. Be careful, I only needed to cook my pecans half the recommended time. I did 13 minutes the first time and had to throw out a burnt batch. These get points for being very unique, but that's about it. Most guests at my party were too scared to try them, and those that did try them didn't want a second one. They did look pretty, though.

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Strange but very tasty -- my favorite category of recipe! Be sure to read the 11/9/2009 review by "dc lesucre" -- it contains several suggestions that will improve your cooking experience. I wish I had poured off the excess sauce to prevent charring, and I found that I had to re-chill the cream cheese. I used bourbon for lack of rum and found it to be a perfectly acceptable substitution.

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After seeing this onthe Home Page, I HAD to make it for a Thanksgiving appetizer. OH BOY ARE THESE FABULOUS!! I counted out 50 pecan halves which only came to 1/2c nuts. I used 1/2 sauce recipe & it was perfect. Everybody LOVED them after raising eyebrows to the ingredient combo, lol. They look very fancy schmancy but are so easy! I'm making more to take to a party tonight! THANK YOU!

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I have now made these twice for dinner clubs. Both times they were met with rave reviews. The texture and flavor combination is great. I added more amaretto than called for and we liked the additional flavor. Thanks for the great recipe!

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Different, interesting, adventurous on the tongue and popular with party guests.

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i thought these were wonderful. my son made the toasted/flavored pecan halves and the cream cheese mixture the day before. they got assembled very quickly when our guests arrived for tgiving. they were pretty to see and the taste was a wonderful combo of flavors and textures - the slightly salty/sweet flavor from the pecan halves i used, the creaminess of the cream cheese, the moist chewiness of the dried apricots from trader joes. instead of amaretto, i used torani almond syrup. the only reason i am not giving this five stars is because my extended family weren't as crazy about these as i was.

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My son made these for our Thanksgiving dinner. They were very tasty and hard to leave alone. He did not care for the mixture on the walnuts (said it smelled really strange while cooking), but he did enjoy the taste after they were done. :) The Amaretto and cream cheese mixture is nothing short of TDF! I will have to find other ways to use that mixture. Thanks for a really nice recipe!!

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Mmmm!! What a nice surprise! These are little gems. I'm not an Amaretto lover but I put about 5 tablespoons in the cream cheese mixture. This combination is terrific. I know when I take these to a party, I won't have to worry about someone else bringing the same thing. I'll be serving these tomorrow with cocktails before our Thanksgiving feast. They are easy to make up ahead of time and then assemble at the last minute. Thanks for posting.

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Hi cookiedog, these were just wonderful! Made them almost as posted - I used almonds instead of walnuts and made them the day before. Used 3 T of Amaretto and they were just right! They are, oh so addictive! The wonderful flavor of the nuts, which I used with dark rum Bacardi, and the fantastic flavor of that cream cheese with the 3 T of Amaretto, & then the apricots - was just marvelous! Thanks for posting such a fun recipe, Manami :)

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I made these for a halloween party. I tried them with pecans because I'm not fond of walnuts. Very pretty and very tasty. The salty and sweet is very addictive. I would agree with the comments about adding more Amaretto.

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WOW!! I wanted to make these after seeing the pictures but was unsure about the walnuts with the fruit and almond cream cheese. No reason to be unsure anymore - these are GREAT! I served them at a formal cocktail party and they were a hit. A few people stayed away but after others said "you've GOT to try these" everyone was raving about them. Super easy to make too. I used 3 T of Amaretto because after tasting the cream cheese with one, I wanted to taste more almond flavor and 1T didn't cut it for me. I made the nuts the day before the party and left them in a container uncovered. In the morning I assembled everything and they were ready to go for the party in the evening. Perfect, easy, different and definite wow factor. It's a keeper! Thanks cookiedog for the advice and help. :)

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These were yummy! I did want to add a bit more amaretto but it's probably because I love it so. This was unique and easy and looks gorgeous. It's a wonderful flavor combination. Thank you so much for sharing it!

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A new staple for us - even enjoyed at a picnic recently.

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