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Apricot Bars

May 16, 2014 by Nicole Crocker 14 Comments

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A delicious sweet and tangy apricot filling is surrounded by a coconut, walnut crust and crumble topping. Its difficult to keep a batch of these delicious Apricot Bars around. Especially with all of the sweet tooths in our home.

Apricot Bars

This recipe for Apricot Bars has been a family favorite for 50 years! My mom got this tasty recipe out of Pillsbury’s Best Bake Off Cookbook. The cookbook is a compilation of award winning recipes. It has definitely seen better days. The binding is ripped and pages are stained with baking ingredient remnants. She has certainly been loved!

Apricot Bars

Apricot Bars
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Apricot Bars

A delicious sweet and tangy apricot filling is surrounded by a coconut, walnut crust and crumble topping. Its difficult to keep a batch of these delicious Apricot Bars around. 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 24 Bars
Calories 197kcal
Author Nicole Crocker

Ingredients

For Filling:

  • 2 1/2 Cups Drained cooked apricots
  • 3/4 Cups Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Apricot juice or water

For Crust and Crumble topping:

  • 2 Cups All purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 3/4 Cup Unsalted butter
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 Cups Shredded coconut
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Prepare filling:

  • Cook apricots, sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until it has thickened slightly. Remove from heat and cool.

Prepare crust and topping:

  • Sift Flour, salt and baking soda together in a medium bowl and set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients to form a crumb mixture.
  • Stir in the coconut and walnuts.
  • Press 3 cups of crumb mixture into a greased 9x13 pan.
  • Bake crust in oven for 10 minutes.
  • Remove and add filling and top with remainder of crumb mixture.
  • Return to oven and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Cool and cut into bars.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Bar | Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 490IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.7mg

Apricot BarsYou can top your Apricot Bars with a dollop of whipped cream for some extra deliciousness. Enjoy your treat with an ice cold glass of milk or a cup of hot tea or coffee.

If you love these you may also love Pillsbury’s Best of the Bake-Off Praline Crunch Cake.

I will be sharing this recipe on Six Sister’s Stuff link party. Come by and see this and other incredible recipes!

Stop by Baking in Pyjamas link party on Sunday too!

Filed Under: Bars, Desserts

Comments

  1. Justyna says

    May 17, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    apricots are one of my favorite fruit, this recipe rocks. I’m definitely trying it soon. Pinned 😉

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      May 17, 2014 at 3:32 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Justyna! They are amazing! Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

    May 21, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    I am so making these bars for my sister – she just LOVES apricots! Thanks for the fabulous recipe Nicole!

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      May 21, 2014 at 6:00 pm

      Thanks Trish. If your sister loves apricots then this is definitely the dessert for her! I hope she enjoys them.

      Reply
  3. Lorraine @ Cookin' For the Seven Dwarfs says

    May 25, 2014 at 4:30 am

    Ohhhh these look and sound amazing!! 🙂 I gotta try this, asap! This is one of my favorites at Sweet & Savoury Sundays! Can’t wait to see what you bring this week! 🙂

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      May 25, 2014 at 11:12 am

      That’s awesome! Thank you. Yes, you need to try these. If you love apricots you will love these. They are amazing!
      See you at the party later today!

      Reply
  4. tash @ the velvet moon baker says

    May 25, 2014 at 4:27 pm

    Yum! These apricot bars look heavenly!

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      May 25, 2014 at 5:06 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Tash! They are awesome. Hope you get to try them some time.

      Reply
  5. [email protected] in Pyjamas says

    May 26, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    These look great, I love the look of the filling. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!

    Reply
  6. cathy says

    April 16, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    love apricot but hate coconut..what can use in place of the coconut ? or can i just omit and if omitted -will it come out ok ?

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      April 16, 2019 at 9:56 pm

      Hi Cathy, I wouldn’t just omit it however oatmeal would be a great substitute.

      Reply
      • cathy says

        April 17, 2019 at 1:19 pm

        thanks ! same amt of oatmeal as the coconut ?

        Reply
  7. janet wappel says

    September 11, 2019 at 6:39 pm

    I wonder if I could use canned Solo Apricot fruit filling instead of the fresh apricots? We always use that for our Kolaches. Thanks

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      September 12, 2019 at 12:16 am

      Hi Janet, Yes, you could definitely use canned apricot in place of the fresh apricots.

      Reply

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