Dried Apricot and Walnut Appetizers

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: Christmas, North American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 25

Servings: pieces

Calories: 47kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Don't be shy; this appetizer is meant to be eaten in one big bite! Dried Apricot and Walnut Appetizers have combinations of flavours and textures that just make everything all right. Topped with whipped cream cheese and drizzled with honey, these are simply delectable!

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Ingredients

24 whole dried apricots
8 ounces cream cheese, whipped
24 whole unsalted walnut halves, toasted
2 tablespoons honey
fresh thyme leaves

Instructions

Place the walnuts into a skillet and toast them until warm and fragrant over medium heat. This should take about 3-5 minutes. Keep the walnuts moving at all times to prevent them from burning. Once done, transfer the walnuts to a plate to cool.
Next, using a mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
Top each dried apricot with a heaping teaspoon of cream cheese and set them on a serving platter.
Set a cooled, toasted walnut onto the cream cheese, pushing down slightly to ensure the walnut sticks.
Drizzle over the honey and sprinkle over the fresh thyme leaves.
Serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a maximum of 4 hours.

Notes

If you plan to make these ahead of time, you can, however, I would advise that you do everything up to the point where you drizzle over the honey and sprinkle on the fresh thyme leaves. Don’t do those two things until just before serving. Cover and refrigerate for a maximum of 4 hours. Any longer than that and the walnuts will begin to absorb the moisture from the cream cheese and lose some of their crunch. Also, they take on a stale flavour.

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