apricot

Vegan cupcakes filled with dried apricots and freshly squeezed lemon juice, topped with a sugary lemon frosting

Vanilla bean, apricot glazed poached pears nestled in a chocolate, walnut, fudgy, frangipane - all encased in a flaky, buttery pasta frolla. Delicious!

Figs and apricot jam encased in a tender, delicious rustic pastry.

A crusty baguette spread with warm apricot and brie is tied together with tart and tasty pomegranate seeds. Served with cocktails or as a light snack these are nibbles that bring  holiday smiles.

Recipe: Fiesta Bruschetta

These tender, delicious little cakes can help if you have too many egg whites around!

recipe: Apricot jam friands

When you have a bunch of over-ripe organic apricots begging for your attention, do what Zenchef does - bake these delectable little apricot tarts filled with almond cream. Or if you're too lazy, hire him to bake some for you. ;)

Recipe: Apricot-Almond Tarts

The French really know how to bake with fresh fruit and this beautiful tart is an elegant and delicious example. Deeba from India also knows how to use fresh seasonal fruit in delectable desserts - hence this gorgeous tart she adapted from a famous French recipe.

Recipe: Verlet's Apricot Tart... with peaches and cherries too

The kind of cookies you make the night before you send in the final draft of your first novel.

Recipe + Story: Apricot, Almond, Chocolate Chip Cookies