Easy Apricot Bites Ii Recipes

Steps:

• Cut bacon strips widthwise into thirds. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until partially cooked but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. , Wrap a bacon piece around each apricot; secure with a toothpick. Place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake at 350° until bacon is crisp, 18-22 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, honey and mustard. Serve with warm apricot bites.

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• Stir cream cheese until smooth; pipe or spoon into apricot halves. Sprinkle tops with pistachios.

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• Preheat a small pot over medium heat and the oven to 425 degrees F.
• To the pot, add oil and onion. Saute the onion for 1 minute.
• In a mixing bowl, combine sweet sausage and chopped sage.
• Next, add balsamic vinegar to onion and reduce by half, 1 minute. Remove vinegar from heat and combine with apricot all-fruit spread or preserves and spicy mustard. Stir until mustard is fully incorporated. Dip will be glossy and brown in color.
• Add 2 tablespoonfuls of apricot dip to bulk sausage and mix. Form meat into bite size nuggets, coat in bread crumbs then place on nonstick cookie sheet. Recipe will make 20 to 24 pieces. Bake 15 to 17 minutes, until evenly browned, turning occasionally. Drain, then serve with party picks for dipping with remaining balsamic apricot mustard dip.

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• Pit and halve the apricots.
• Stir cream cheese until smooth. Pipe or spoon a dolup of cream cheese onto the apricot halves.
• Sprinkle tops with the chopped pistachios.

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• Mash together the cream cheese and blue cheese crumbles with a fork. Roll into small marble sized balls and refrigerate for 10-30 minutes.
• Split open each apricot so it looks like a clam. Stuff with a cheese ball and sprinkle pistachios on exposed cheese.