If you’re looking for a healthy but delicious Valentine treat, these dried apricot halves dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with chopped pistachios and orange zest are super quick, easy to make and hard to resist. They make a great gift and are a gluten free treat any time of the year.
Dark Chocolate Dipped Apricots with Pistachios and Orange
Ingredients:
2 oz of good quality dark chocolate, melted
2 T finely chopped toasted and unsalted pistachios
1T finely grated orange zest
Method: Cover your counter with a piece of wax paper. Dip half of each apricot in the melted chocolate and set on the wax paper. Sprinkle the chocolate with the pistachios then top with some zest. Let set about an hour until chocolate has lost its shine. Keep in an air tight container for up to a week.
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This looks delicious and I bet it would be very good with salted pistachios. I love sea salt on dark chocolate. My favorite!
Me too Sigrid! They were so easy but really good. Was almost embarassed to post something so simple but my husband, a non apricot lover, raved about them so….I posted them! Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Oooh, these look delicious! Love the combination you have created here Johanne 🙂
Thank you! First time with zest and they really made them great! Happy Valentine’s Day!
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These look yummy! I have never tried apricots and chocolate. Looking forward to it 🙂
You can try some with just chocolate, some with chocolate and nuts and then the trifecta and see which you like best! Sooo easy!
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Great idea 🙂 Thanks!
What a brilliant idea, apricots and chocolate? I wouldn’t feel so guilty if I had more than one. These are just lovely and festive for V-Day. 🙂
Usually I just dip them in chocolate for a quick sweet snack. Adding the nuts and zest made them sooooo over the top good. 5 minutes of work! Done!
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Mmm, apricots with pistachio buts and orange zest sounds like a delicious and of course even better with chocolate! 🙂
Chocolate, yes!
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This is such a great idea–these sound great!
Thank you Nancy! Happy FF and V day!!
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Totally agree with you- it’s such a healthy and tasty treat or snack! Yum yum 🙂
Easy too!
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These look great and healthy!! Thanks for sharing. Definitely planning to make them! 🙂
Hope you enjoy them Lili! happy FF and V day:))
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Thanks! Happy FF/Valentines to you too! 🙂
I love how quick your treats are to make while remaining so sweet. Hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! 😀
Thank you Kaila! Had a lovely Valentine Day. Hope yours was nice too.:)
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Simple and sweet and if the hubby likes them they are most definitely special . Have a great week 🙂
You too Judi!
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