It’s apricot season and everywhere I look I see green trees with bright orange spots on them.
And a pile of apricots under the tree.
I’ll be honest, I’m not a huge fan of apricots.
But the ones that come off of our single apricot tree are so sweet I can’t resist them. And neither can my kiddos.
Even with help, though, I can’t keep up with the thousands of apricots that are coming off just one tree and sometimes they fall to the ground before I can get to them.
So, what do you do with those overripe, slightly too soft ones that fell of the tree last night?
You make apricot syrup, of course.
This yummy apricot syrup is super good on pork chops, ice cream, and
pancakes! To make it extra great, you can use our apricots! They are
super sweet and perfect for lots of amazing things!
Ingredients for the syrup:
Apricots
Water
4 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. corn syrup
Step 1: Pick, wash, pit, and chop apricots.
Step 2: Blend together with water (about 1 cup water for every 2.5 cups
of apricots).
Step 3: Pour into a saucepan and add all other ingredients and bring to
a boil for 5 minutes.
Step 4: Skim off the foam and discard it.
Step 5: Pour syrup into hot jars (heat jars with warm water before adding syrup to prevent cracking). Leave about 1/2 inch headspace (space at the top of the jar that is empty)
Step 6: Clean the rims of the jars with a damp paper towel.
Step 7: Dip lids into boiling water for ten seconds, (this gets them warmed up and helps them seal easier) then put them on the jars. Add rings and tighten by hand.
Step 8: If you are going to be preserving it for use (longer than a
couple of weeks), then place the filled and closed jars in a boiling
water bath for 5 minutes. Make sure the water is boiling and use a lid to cover it.
Step 9: Remove them from water bath, allow them to cool (we place them on a towel on the table overnight), and label the jars (use a permanent marker to write on the lids).
Recipe source: Unknown….if you know where I found this recipe forever
ago, please let me know. I’d love to give credit to the original author