Dessert

Apricot Squares is for Dessert.

Apricot Squares takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Apricot Squares takes several minutes to cook.

Apricot Squares makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Apricot Squares are:

# 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, more for greasing pan
# 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
# 1/4 cup granulated sugar
# 1/2 pound pitted dates or dried apricots
# 2 eggs
# 1 cup light brown sugar
# Pinch salt

Here is how you make Apricot Squares:

# 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan (not necessary with nonstick pan).# 2. Combine butter, 1 cup flour and the granulated sugar in a food processor. Pulse until ingredients are pebbly and crumbly; mixture will be quite dry. Press into pan, and bake for 15 minutes or until shell is evenly cooked.# 3. If fruit is very dry, stew it in water to cover in a small saucepan until soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain very well, then chop. Combine in a bowl with eggs, brown sugar, remaining flour and salt.# 4. Remove pan from oven, and pour fruit batter over crust. Bake until lightly browned and firm on edges but still a little soft in middle, about 30 minutes. Cool, then cut into squares and serve. Store, covered and refrigerated, for up to 2 days. Makes 16 squaresNumber of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KRISTINND.

The nutritional information for Apricot Squares is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 247.2

• Total Fat: 11.9 g
• Cholesterol: 42.1 mg
• Sodium: 25.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 3.1 g