Grilled Apricots with Creme Fraiche & Pistachios is a healthy and unexpected dessert, the charred apricots are smokey, juicy, and delicious!
Summer ripe apricots are perfect for popping on the grill!
We’re all about to get inundated with stone fruits in the next few weeks, and most of us have been waiting around for them since sometime last January. They’re going to be ripe, and juicy and plentiful. So plentiful you might even start to run out of ways to use them. Enter this cute little idea.
This dish requires no skill at all. Just halve the fruit and plop them, cut side down, on a screaming hot grill pan. Leave them for a minute or so, then flip them over onto a plate, top with a dollop of creme fraiche (or yogurt) and a sprinkle of pistachios. The drizzle of pomegranate molasses makes the flavors pop, and you could substitute any really good fruity vinegar. It can be a first course, a salad, or a dessert.
Did you know you can make your own homemade Crème Fraîche?
Check out my post, here, for all the details.
Frilling intensifies an apricot’s flavor
But don’t worry, it doesn’t get mushy. You can also do this any stone fruit, like peaches, plums, and pluots. If you’re serving it as a dessert you might try sweetening mascarpone cheese with honey for the filling.
I have a recipe for making your own pomegranate molasses
It’s essentially just reduced pomegranate juice. It’s nice to know about because pomegranate molasses is an amazing flavor booster in so many recipes but it can be difficult to find in supermarkets.
More delicious apricot recipes to try ~
Grilled Apricots with Creme Fraiche, Pistachios and Pomegranate Molasses
Ingredients
- 1 ripe apricot per serving
- creme fraiche
- chopped pistachio nuts, I used roasted, unsalted, in their shell
- pomegranate molasses or good fruity vinegar
Instructions
- Halve the apricots and carefully remove the pits.
- Heat a grill pan over high heat for a few minutes until it is very hot.
- Set the apricots face down on the grill pan and let cook, without moving, for a minute or two.
- Carefully remove the fruit and set on a plate, grilled side up.
- Top with a spoonful of creme fraiche and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
- Drizzle the fruit with the pomegranate molasses and serve.
Simple yet delicious. Loving the sourness from the crème and molasses teamed with the sweet fruit. Yes please!
These apricots are outstanding! They may not require special skills, but your presentation is gorgeous!
Apricots are one of my favorite fruits. This looks like a delicious combinations of flavors. BTW, the font in your posts is so small I can’t barely read it. It might be my computer…don’t know.
What a great way to showcase apricots Sue, this is the perfect summer treat!
These sound like such a good way to kick off a summer party! Maybe with a mixed bag of stone fruit instead of just apricots? So good. 🙂
Oh wow, these look so beautiful. A great idea for 4th of July entertaining!
What gorgeous apricots, I love these flavors!
I would love this – and think peaches would be great too. I’ve never seen the pomegranate molasses – where did you find it?
It’s so good Tricia, look for it in your International aisle. If you have a Mediterranean or Middle Eastern section, it would be there. But guess what? I have a recipe for it, in fact, I’ll update the post with that info.
Homemade Pomegranate Molasses : https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/2012/12/minimal-monday-pomegranate-molasses.html