Dried fruits are a healthy and nutritious product rich in vitamins and minerals. Desserts, sweet cereals are prepared from dried fruits, they are included in sauces, added to meat and fish dishes.
Apples stuffed with dried fruits
A beautiful and delicious dessert can be made from apples and dried fruits, for this you will need:
- 3 large apples;
- 4 dried apricots;
- 3 prunes;
- 100 g of raisins;
- 1, 5 tsp butter;
- a pinch of cinnamon;
- 3 tsp spoons of honey.
Wash the fruit, cut off the top, remove the core from the rest of the fruit with a spoon. You should have hollow apples with fairly sturdy walls.
Rinse dried fruits thoroughly with cold water, then fill them with warm and leave to swell for 15 minutes. Then cut the figs, dried apricots, prunes and the core of apples into small pieces, combine them in one cup, add raisins, cinnamon and mix well.
Fill apples with a mixture of dried fruits, put a little oil on top of each and a teaspoon of honey. Place the stuffed fruits on a greased baking sheet and bake them for 10-15 minutes in an oven preheated to 200 ° C.
Dried fruit jam
Aromatic jam with a rich, bright taste is obtained from dried fruits; it can be prepared from the following ingredients:
- 400 g of dried apricots;
- 400 g of prunes;
- 200 g of raisins;
- 150 g of sugar;
- 0, 5 tbsp. grape juice;
- 0, 5 tbsp. water;
- 3-4 carnations.
Wash the dried fruit and let it swell in warm water for 2-3 hours. Then cut dried apricots and prunes into pieces. Put dried fruits in a thick-walled saucepan, add sugar, cloves and water to them. Put dried fruits to simmer over medium heat, when the water boils, reduce it and cook the jam until the liquid evaporates.
Then pour the grape juice into a saucepan and continue to cook the dried fruits, stirring constantly. Remove the thickened jam from the stove and place in clean, dry jars, cover them with lids, store in a cool dark place.
Oatmeal cookies with dried apricots
Healthy and tasty cookies with dried fruits are perfect for breakfast, to make it you will need the following ingredients:
- 3 tbsp. oatmeal;
- 0, 5 tbsp. Sahara;
- 100 g of butter;
- 0.5 tsp soda;
- 1 tsp cinnamon;
- 10 pieces. dried apricots;
- 1 egg.
Put sugar and cinnamon in butter warmed to room temperature, carefully rub the mixture with a fork. Beat the egg into the butter mass, add the flakes, baking powder and dried apricots, cut into small pieces. Leave the resulting dough for an hour, then mold it into small balls, place them on a greased baking sheet, lightly flatten each cookie on top and bake at 180 ° C for half an hour.
