Amaretto Apricots With Walnuts Teriyaki

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups walnut halves
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons dark rum or 3 tablespoons sake
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
• kosher salt
• 2 -5 tablespoons amaretto (or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract and 2 1/2 tsp. water) or 1 -3 tablespoon amaretto, to taste (or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract and 2 1/2 tsp. water)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 lb dried apricot halves

Recipe

• 1 line a jelly-roll pan with foil.
• 2 spread the nuts on the foil lined pan.
• 3 combine the remaining ingredients for the walnuts, except the kosher salt, in a saucepan and heat until the sugar is dissolved.
• 4 pour the sauce over the nuts, making sure to coat them well.
• 5 bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.
• 6 place the toasted nuts on lightly oiled foil and sprinkle with the salt if desired.
• 7 assembly: add the amaretto to the cream cheese and mix well.
• 8 place a teaspoon of the cheese on each apricot and top with a walnut.