10-Minute Apricot Jelly
10 Mountain View Apricots, rinsed,
pitted, and quartered
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp fresh Mountain View Lemon juice
Pop Tarts®
2 packages refrigerated pie crust
1 egg, whisked
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp fresh Mountain View Lemon juice
2 tbsp milk
3 tbsp 10-Minute Mountain View
Apricot Jelly
½ tsp vanilla extract
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 12–15 mins
Servings: 8
1 To make the jelly, add apricots, sugar, and lemon juice to a large Dutch oven or large shallow pan. Cook on high and stir until apricots begin to break down and sugar dissolves. Continue to cook apricots for 10 minutes, stirring constantly to allow moisture to evaporate. Use your spoon to break up large pieces of apricot.
2 Once the mixture has become thick and apricots have broken down, transfer apricot jelly to a clean jar and refrigerate until ready to use.
3 Preheat the oven to 400° F.
4 Unroll pie crust according to package instructions and cut into 3" x 5" rectangles.
Tip: Use a ruler or 3" x 5" index card as your guide. If desired, combine the scrap dough and roll it out to create more dough–just be certain the dough is a similar thickness.
5 Add cut pieces of dough to baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
6 Add a heaping tbsp of apricot jelly to the center of each piece of dough. Brush egg wash along the outside edges of each pop tart and top with another piece of dough. Use your fingers to press and seal the edges then use a fork to crimp the edges together. Use a fork to poke holes in the top of each pastry 3–4 times, then brush pop tarts with more egg wash. Continue this same process with all pastries.
7 Bake in the oven for 12–15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
8 While the pastries cool, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, apricot jelly, and vanilla extract to create the apricot glaze. The apricot glaze should be thick and easy to spread. Top each cooled pastry with the apricot glaze and allow the glaze to harden at room temperature.
9 Serve and enjoy!
Tip: Instead of a toaster, place the pastries in the oven or microwave to reheat and enjoy warm.
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