Ingredients
4
oz cream cheese (half of 8-oz package), softened
1/3
cup slivered almonds, toasted, chopped*
1/4
cup chopped dried cherries or sweetened dried cranberries
2
tablespoons amaretto liqueur
30
soft whole dried apricots
Preparation
In small bowl, mix cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the almonds, the cherries and amaretto with spoon. Spoon into small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1/2 inch off 1 corner of bag.
With fingers, open apricots along one side so they resemble partially open clamshells. Pipe about 1 teaspoon cheese mixture into each apricot.
Finely chop remaining almonds. Dip cheese edge of apricots into almonds. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving to chill.
