Chocolate-apricot Strudel

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/3 cup amaretto
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 cup dried apricot, thinly sliced (about 6 oz)
• 1 tablespoon crystallized ginger, chopped
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 8 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
• butter-flavored cooking spray
• 4 apricots, diced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 to prepare filling: combine first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl, microwave at high 1 1/2 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring after 45 seconds. stir in dried apricots and ginger; cover. microwave at high 3 minutes; let stand 5 minutes. place apricot mixture in a food processor or blender; process until coarsely chopped, spoon apricot mixture into bowl; cover and cool completely. stir in 1/4 cup chips.
• 2 to assemble: preheat oven to 350°f place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface (cover remaining dough to keep from drying) lightly coat with cooking spray. working with 1 phyllo sheet at a time, coat remaining 7 phyllo sheets with cooking spray, placing one on top of the other. place a sheet of plastic wrap over phyllo, pressing gently to seal sheets together; discard plastic wrap.
• 3 spoon filling along 1 long edge of phyllo, leaving a 2-inch border. fold over the short edges of phyllo to cover 2 inches of apricot mixture on each end.
• 4 starting at long edge with 2-inch border, roll up jelly-roll fashion, do not roll tightly, or the strudel may split. (strudel may be for frozen for up to five days at this point). place strudel, seam side down, on a baking sheet coated with baking spray. bake at 350f for 30 minutes or until golden.
• 5 place 1/4 cup chips in a small heavy-duty zip-lock plasric bag,and seal. submerge bag in very hot water until chips melt. snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag; drizzle chocolate evenly over each of 8 dessert plates. cut strudel diagonally into 16 slices using a serrated knife, dipped in hot water; arrange 2 slices over chocolate drizzle. garnish each serving with diced apricot, if desired.