Chocolate Dipped Heirloom Apricots

Enjoy 6 exquisite dried Blenheim Apricots dipped in Valrhona 62% dark chocolate.

The Blenheim variety, once the most widely planted in the Santa Clara Valley region of California, fell out of favor in the 1960s, as other earlier maturing and easily transportable varieties won over. They have seen a resurgence however at local farmer's markets where long distance shipping is not an issue.

Our Blenheims are grown and then dried by Fairhaven Orchards in Hollister, CA. They are both sweet and tart with an intense aroma of honeysuckle. These treats are very different from the Turkish variety that is most often sold by chocolatiers. Unlike their foreign counterparts, our apricots are not soaked in a sugar solution so they are drier, but much tastier. We think you will love them! (Vegan.)

$15.00

SPOTLIGHT ON FAIRHAVEN ORHCARDS APRICOTS

Our exquisite hand-dipped apricots are sourced from Fairhaven Orchards in Hollister, CA. Fairhaven Orchards has been family owned and operated since 1958 and produces fabulous dried Blenheim Apricots.

The Blenheim is both sweet and tart with an intensely aromatic aroma of honeysuckle. The apricot ripens from the inside out causing fruit pickers to develop specific harvesting habits for the apricot that included picking fruits that still had a faint green tinge. The revival of the Blenheim is happening at local farmers markets where long-distance shipping is not a critical issue.

These apricots are the perfect item to dip in our Valrhona 62% dark chocolate.

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