Apricot Bars
Source of Recipe
CarolynF @ Low Carb Friends
Recipe Introduction
Level 2 ~ Pro/Fat
This is one of our favorites! It's Level 2 because of the almond flour (ground peeled almonds), pecans and apricots.
I've made a couple of tweaks as the original recipe calls for Carbalose (a low carb flour substitute) and I wanted to try using all almond flour, which works great! I have some quantity tweaks because of this as well.
List of Ingredients
Apricot Bars
Crust:
1/4 cup Splenda
*1/2 cup Carbalose
*1/2 cup Almond Flour
*1 stick of butter
Filling:
3/4 cup dried apricot halves (about 20)
water
1/3 cup almond flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup Splenda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Frosting (if desired):
3 ounces of cream cheese, softened
2 Tbs. Splenda
1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
(You can also just mix the cream cheese with some Vanilla Davinci Syrup)
chopped pecans on top.
Recipe
In a small saucepan, cover apricots with water and boil for 10 minutes. Drain and chop the apricots.
For the crust, blend ingredients until thoroughly mixed and pat in a 9 x 9 sprayed pan. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes until lightly brown. Remove from the oven and pour on the filling.
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and pour over cooked crust. Return to oven for 30 minutes and bake until done..(firm on top).
Cool in the pan on a rack.Then add cream cheese frosting if desired. Sprinkle on chopped pecans.
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Deb's notes:
Crust:
1/4 cup Splenda
1 cup Almond Flour
3 tablespoons softened butter (to cut in)
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Filling: I like using about 25 apricots, chop each little apricot into at least 4 pieces. I tried halving them and that's just too big of pieces.
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Frosting: I use approximately
4 ounces cream cheese
4 ounces well whipped (in the food processor) whole milk ricotta cheese (this helps cut the strong cream cheese flavor - but it's not necessary -- all to taste)
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
1/4 cup Splenda
1 tablespoon (or so) Agave Nectar (cuts the Splenda taste)
>> This frosting is all to your taste!
I like sprinkling on sliced or slivered almonds on top.
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