Chocolate-Apricot Strudel

Name: Chocolate-Apricot Strudel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur); 1 Tbsp chopped crystallized ginger; 170 grams cup dried apricots, thinly sliced (about; 8 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed; 118 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips, divided; 59 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps water

Chocolate-Apricot Strudel is a dairy free dessert. This recipe makes 8 servings with 232 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of amaretto, crystallized ginger, phyllo dough, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 1/2 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring after 45 seconds. Stir in dried apricots and ginger; cover. Microwave at HIGH 3 minutes; let stand 5 minutes.

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Dried Apricots

Ginger

Sugar

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Microwave

Bowl

Place apricot mixture in a food processor or blender; process until coarsely chopped. Spoon apricot mixture into bowl; cover and cool completely. Stir in 1/4 cup chips.

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Apricot

French Fries

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Food Processor

Blender

Bowl

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface (cover remaining dough to keep from drying); lightly coat with cooking spray. Workiing with 1 phyllo sheet at a time, coat remaining 7 phyllo sheets with cooking spray, placing one on top of the other.

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Cooking Spray

Filo Pastry

Dough

Place a sheet of plastic wrap over phyllo, pressing gently to seal sheets together; discard plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Spoon filling along 1 long edge of phyllo, leaving a 2-inch border. Fold over the short edges of phyllo to cover 2 inches of apricot mixture on each end.

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Apricot

Starting at long edge with 2-inch border, roll up jelly-roll fashion. Do not roll tightly, or the strudel may split. (Strudel may be frozen for up to five days at this point.)

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Jelly

Roll

Place strudel, seam side down, on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Score 7 diagonal slits into top of strudel using a sharp knife. Lightly spray strudel with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Sheet

Knife

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden.

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Oven

Place 1/4 cup chips in a small heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag, and seal. Submerge bag in very hot water until chips melt. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag; drizzle chocolate evenly over each of 8 dessert plates.

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Chocolate