22 best apricot recipes for sweet and savoury cooking

This fruity earl grey tea loaf is a great way to use up any over-ripe bananas you have lying around. And the hazelnut streusel topping adds a lovely crunchy texture to the loaf - perfect for afternoon tea or with your next cuppa!

Learn how to stuff your own leg of lamb with step-by-step help from the olive test kitchen

When roasted, the sweetness of the apricots intensifies and turns really juicy – perfect for a tarte tatin spiced with cardamom and served with a no-churn chai ice cream

Use fresh apricots to make a juicy compote, folded through brown sugar cream. It fills a swiss roll sponge alongside a boozy apricot syrup

Ready in just 10 minutes, check out our toastie recipe with creamy goat's cheese, thyme and sweet apricot jam - perfect for a quick and easy weekend brunch

Armenian gata is a delicious bread-like cake that is as salty as it is sweet

Make these fruity almond muffins for an energising breakfast. Banana and yogurt keep them moist, while the butter, ground almonds and oats make them filling. No added sugar means you’re getting the day off to a good start too.

If you have an ice-cream maker, you’ll want to try this unusual fresh apricot ice cream. The home-made praline gives a delightful crunch to every mouthful and can be added to other ice cream flavours too.

Packed with seasonal fresh apricots and a nutty frangipane encased in crispy sweet pastry, this buttery galette makes an impressive dinner party dessert

These apricot and pistachio sticky buns are hard to resist. They're perfect for a breakfast treat, or with a cup of tea

Slow cooked, low cal and packed full of the soul-warming flavours of Persia, this recipe from Sabrina Ghayour is the perfect solution to the chilly winter months

Add a grown-up twist to your cookies with dried apricots and white chocolate chunks. They are perfect for a mid-morning snack or edible gift at Christmas.

Using only five ingredients, this elegant dessert is quick and easy to make. This recipe would also work well with nectarines.

Everyone will love this easy sweet potato, chestnut and apricot loaf - make it for a stunning veggie Christmas centrepiece

Blitz up fresh apricots in this summery version of a classic Italian cocktail

Put apricots in the spotlight with this fruity mascarpone tart, ideal for an al fresco dessert

Apricots play the starring role in this sun-drenched dessert. Perfect for entertaining friends and family, this fresh dessert is wonderfully simple to make.

This recipe combines classics flavours of pork, apricot and sage into an impressive-looking roast. While it looks stunning though, it is actually very easy - perfect for entertaining.

A friand for your friends. These light airy friands are surprisingly easy to make. Dust with icing sugar and serve with a hot cup of coffee.

This no-churn Italian ice cream dessert is sure to impress dinner party guests. Make with fresh apricots and a dash of Ameretto, the best Italian liqueur.

Transform this relatively cheap cut of pork and feed the family for Sunday lunch. A fantastic sweet and savoury combination, spiced apricot and pork belly is well worth the wait. Perfect served with kale and roasties.

This Moroccan-inspired meatloaf with olives, apricots and pistachios is a delicious twist on an American classic. It's also a great recipe to freeze, either whole or in individual portions