🍑 Fresh Apricots – Sweet, Juicy & Naturally Delicious

Our Fresh Sweet Juicy Apricots are a wonderful seasonal stone fruit with beautiful golden-orange skin, tender flesh and a naturally sweet flavour balanced by gentle acidity.

When perfectly ripe, fresh apricots become soft, juicy and beautifully aromatic, with subtle floral notes that make them quite different from peaches and plums.

Enjoy them straight from the fruit bowl, slice them over breakfast, add them to colourful summer salads or use them for cakes, tarts, crumbles and homemade preserves.

They’re also fantastic roasted or grilled, particularly when paired with honey, yoghurt, nuts or creamy cheese.

Golden. Juicy. Fragrant. A little fruit with big summer flavour. 🍑☀️

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🍑 About Fresh Sweet Juicy Apricots

Apricots are small stone fruits closely related to peaches, nectarines, cherries and plums.

Our Fresh Sweet Juicy Apricots have a central stone surrounded by golden-orange flesh and soft, velvety skin.

Their flavour changes as they ripen. Firmer apricots can have more noticeable acidity, while ripe fruit becomes sweeter, softer and increasingly fragrant.

Fresh apricots have a relatively short seasonal window, making them a fruit worth enjoying while they’re available.

Perfect for:

🍑 Eating fresh
🥣 Breakfast bowls
🥗 Summer salads
🍰 Cakes & baking
🥧 Tarts & crumbles
🔥 Roasting & grilling
🫙 Jams & preserves
🥤 Smoothies
🧀 Cheese boards

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💫 Golden, Sweet & Gently Tangy

Sweet 🍯 | Juicy 💧 | Gently Tangy 🍋 | Floral 🌸 | Summery ☀️

Ripe apricots have a beautiful balance between natural sweetness and gentle acidity.

Their soft flesh can develop delicate floral and aromatic notes as the fruit ripens.

They pair particularly well with:

🍯 Honey
🌿 Vanilla
🌰 Almonds
🌰 Pistachios
🥣 Yoghurt
🌿 Cinnamon
🌿 Ginger
🧀 Goat’s cheese
🌿 Rosemary
🍋 Lemon

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💚 Fresh Apricot Nutrition & Benefits

Fresh apricots naturally provide fibre, vitamins, minerals and colourful plant compounds as part of a varied diet.

Their golden-orange colour comes partly from naturally occurring carotenoid pigments including beta-carotene.

Eating the whole fruit also provides dietary fibre, while its juicy flesh naturally contains water.

Approximate values per 100g:

• 🔥 Calories: Approx. 48 kcal
• 🌾 Carbohydrates: Approx. 11.1g
• 🍬 Sugars: Approx. 9.2g
• 🌱 Fibre: Approx. 2g
• 💪 Protein: Approx. 1.4g
• 🥑 Fat: Approx. 0.4g
• 🧡 Naturally contains carotenoids
• 🍊 Contains vitamin C
• ⚡ Contains potassium

Values are approximate and can vary according to variety, ripeness and growing conditions.

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🔪 Preparing Fresh Sweet Juicy Apricots

Apricots need very little preparation.

1. Wash gently under cool running water.
2. Pat the fruit dry.
3. Slice around the natural seam.
4. Twist the two halves apart.
5. Remove the central stone.
6. Eat fresh or slice according to your recipe.

The thin skin is edible, so there’s normally no need to peel the fruit.

🍑 Fruit Bowl Tip

If your apricots are still fairly firm, allow them a little time at room temperature.

As they ripen, they’ll generally become softer, sweeter and more aromatic.

Handle ripe apricots carefully because their tender flesh can bruise.

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🍽️ Ways to Enjoy Fresh Apricots

🍑 Eat fresh as a seasonal snack
🥣 Slice over yoghurt and granola
🥗 Add to summer salads
🍯 Roast with honey
🔥 Grill for a warm dessert
🥧 Bake into tarts and crumbles
🍰 Add to cakes
🫙 Make homemade preserves
🧀 Pair with goat’s cheese
🌰 Serve with almonds or pistachios

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🍯🍑 Honey-Roasted Apricots with Yoghurt

A simple summer dessert or breakfast that lets the fruit remain the star.

Ingredients – Serves 2

• 4 Fresh Apricots, halved and stoned 🍑
• 1 tbsp runny honey 🍯
• 1 tsp olive oil or melted butter
• Pinch of cinnamon – optional
• ½ cup Greek yoghurt
• Small handful pistachios or almonds 🌰
• Fresh mint – optional 🌿

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 160°C fan.
2. Arrange the apricot halves cut-side upwards in a baking dish.
3. Drizzle with honey and olive oil or melted butter.
4. Add cinnamon if desired.
5. Roast for approximately 12–15 minutes until tender.
6. Spoon yoghurt into serving bowls.
7. Add the warm apricots.
8. Finish with chopped nuts and fresh mint.

✨ Sweet, creamy and beautifully summery.

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🥗🍑 Apricot, Goat’s Cheese & Walnut Salad

Sweet fruit and creamy goat’s cheese make a fantastic summer combination.

Ingredients – Serves 2

• 4 apricots, sliced 🍑
• 2 handfuls mixed salad leaves 🥬
• 75g soft goat’s cheese 🧀
• Small handful walnuts 🌰
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp honey 🍯
• Black pepper

Method

1. Arrange the salad leaves on two plates.
2. Scatter over the apricot slices.
3. Crumble over the goat’s cheese.
4. Add the walnuts.
5. Combine the olive oil, balsamic and honey.
6. Drizzle over the salad.
7. Finish with black pepper.
8. Serve immediately.

✨ Sweet, creamy and crunchy.

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🧀🍑 Summer Apricot Cheese Board

Fresh apricots work beautifully with rich, salty and creamy cheeses.

Try combining:

🍑 Fresh apricot halves or quarters
🧀 Brie or Camembert
🧀 Goat’s cheese
🧀 Mature Cheddar
🥓 Prosciutto
🌰 Almonds or pistachios
🍯 Honey
🥖 Fresh baguette or crackers
🌿 Rosemary or thyme

Their natural sweetness and gentle acidity provide a fantastic contrast to cheese and cured meats.

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🌱 Why Choose Our Seasonal Apricots?

✔ Beautiful golden-orange colour
✔ Naturally sweet flavour
✔ Gentle refreshing acidity
✔ Tender, juicy flesh when ripe
✔ Fantastic seasonal fruit
✔ Delicious eaten fresh
✔ Excellent for baking
✔ Great for roasting and grilling
✔ Beautiful with cheese and nuts
✔ Perfect for homemade preserves
✔ Naturally plant-based
✔ Carefully selected for freshness
✔ Plastic free

Our Fresh Sweet Juicy Apricots are a wonderful seasonal fruit for snacking, summer salads, baking and desserts.

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❓ Fresh Apricot FAQs

What do fresh apricots taste like?
Ripe apricots have a naturally sweet flavour with gentle acidity and delicate fruity and floral notes.

How do I know when an apricot is ripe?
Look for a good golden-orange colour and fruit that yields slightly to gentle pressure. Ripe apricots may also develop a pleasant fruity aroma.

Can you eat apricot skin?
Yes. The skin is edible. Simply wash the fruit thoroughly before eating.

Do apricots need to be peeled?
No. There’s normally no need to peel them before eating or cooking.

Are apricots good for baking?
Absolutely. They’re excellent for cakes, crumbles, tarts and other desserts.

Can fresh apricots be frozen?
Yes. Halve them and remove the stones first. Frozen apricots are particularly useful for smoothies, sauces, compotes and baking.

What goes well with apricots?
Honey, vanilla, almonds, pistachios, yoghurt, cinnamon, ginger, rosemary, thyme and soft cheeses all pair beautifully.

Are apricots stone fruit?
Yes. Apricots belong to the stone-fruit family alongside peaches, nectarines, cherries and plums.