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apricot mini struesel tarts

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Pam Ellingson
@wmnofoz
Wichita, KS

This is another of my "off on a tangent" recipes. They had beautiful apricots at the market and I just had to get some. I didn't want to make a piecrust and have the oven heated up for a long time on the 4th of July, so I was going to try using Little Debbies Oatmeal Snack cookies for the crust by smashing them into a muffin tin and quickly baking to set them. Well, Best laid plans of mice and cooks go awry sometimes..... You will see what I mean. Hope you like them.

(2 ratings)
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients For apricot mini struesel tarts

  • 3-4
    little debbies oatmeal snacks, crumbled
  • 1 1/2 c
    crushed animal crackers or grahams
  • 5-6 Tbsp
    butter, melted
  • 2-3 Tbsp
    sugar if needed
  • 1 lb
    apricots, washed, pitted and sliced into 1/4" slices
  • 1/2 c
    each brown and granulated sugar
  • 3-4 Tbsp
    flour
  • 4 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/8 tsp
    each cinnamon and nutmeg
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1/3 c
    sherry wine
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    almond extract

How To Make apricot mini struesel tarts

  • 1
    Easy way 1. Use your favorite graham cracker pie crust recipe and add some quick cooking oats to it. 2. Either use canned Apricot filling (EWWW) or make your favorite apricot pie filling recipe and add the sherry and cook on top of the stove til thickened. (Add extract after cooking) 3 Press cracker crust mix into either sprayed muffin tins or lined with paper or foil liners. 4 Spoon in already cooled, cooked filling and top with extra struesel, bake at 350 F. for 10-15 minutes til struesel is browned and crunchy.
  • 2
    OR>>>>>>> In food processor, crush animal crackers/grahams until fairly fine, add torn up Little Debbies and process together 5-6 pulses. Add sugar if needed and butter, mix again with a few pulses til well incorporated. Remove from processor, save about 1/2-3/4 c mixture for topping and then divide remaining crumb mix into six muffin cups and press well, trying to get some of the mix up the sides of the cup slightly. Bake in 350 oven for 5 minutes to set. Cool.
  • 3
    Wash, pit and slice apricots, place in bowl with sugars, spices, lemon juice, salt and sherry. Set aside to macerate.
  • 4
    In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and add the flour. Cook for one minute stirring to cook out the raw flour taste and to avoid browning.
  • 5
    Add the macerated apricot mixture including all liquids to the butter and flour roux and stir well to avoid lumps. Cook and stir until thickened. Add almond extract in last few minutes of cooking.
  • 6
    Divide the apricot mixture into the 6 crust lined muffin tins , top with reserved streusel and bake at 350 for approximately 10-15 minutes until struesel is crunchy and slightly browned.
  • 7
    Cool and serve at room temperature with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped topping topped with a slice of ripe apricot.
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