Apricot Pineapple Rum Sauce #SundaySupper

My list of homemade food gifts is more or less like the story of the fuitcake: the same one appears every year and it just stays there, untouched. Or the new year´s resolutions list. Which I don´t make anymore; haven´t for years.

We are having a homemade gift giving party around our Sunday Supper table today, hosted by the wonderful Susan. Are you ready for the amazing gifts from our kitchens we have made for today?

Homemade gifts, especially if you love to bake like me, sound like an obvious choice, not to mention the fact that many of your friends are expecting you show up with bags and boxes of whatever you decided to make,  things that will never be made in their own kitchens, that is unless they invite you and demand you bake for them.

But, there´s always a but regarding holiday gifts, there were two years, yes yes, not one but two, when I did actually made this kind of gifts, bought jars and boxes, and spent a few days baking and writing cute notes, tying ribbons, wrapping cookies. It is rewarding like no other gift. So why don´t I do it more often? If I knew the answer to that my life would be noticeably better. I think. But let´s not think too much about it and feel frustrated.

Anyway, this was one sauce I made that first time I ever gave homemade gifts. It was a big hit. And after making it a few times I understood why. First, it´s different. Second, it´s incredibly versatile. Third, it can be made year round, with fresh or canned fruit. Fourth, it tastes wonderful. Fifth, it comes together in no time with minimal work. And I can go on.

Most sauces are chocolate or caramel, which are obviously a no-brainer to give. So this sauce is a great alternative, with it´s gorgeous color and interesting flavor.

It can be poured over ice cream, slathered on toast, swirled into a cheesecake before baking,  used with chicken or pork to add sweetness to a dish, used in any crumb bar recipe instead of the traditional jam like these shortbread squares. And I´m sure you´ll find many other uses for it.
And thanks to this post, someone is going to get an early holiday gift, which obviously is this apricot pineapple rum sauce. But prettily embellished with a ribbon.

APRICOT PINEAPPLE SAUCE

barely adapted from The Joy of Cooking, by Irma and Marion Rombauer

Note: For sterilizing jars and any other question about canning go to this page.

1 ½ cups apricots

1 cup water

3 cups chopped pineapple

1 ¼ cups sugar

5 Tbs rum

Cook apricots and water in a saucepan over low heat until fruit is very tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a food processor (or use an immersion blender directly in the saucepan) and add pineapple. Process a few times until mixture is a bit chunky.

Return to saucepan, add sugar and rum and cook over low heat until it thickens a bit.

Transfer to sterilized jars. Keep refrigerated.

Here’s the amazing selection of breads, drinks, condiments, snacks, and desserts that we made. From our kitchens to yours.

Breads / Breakfast

§             Pumpkin Biscoff Bread – Dinners, Dishes, and Dessert

§             All-in-One Beer Bread Kit – girlichef

§             Banana Coconut Coffee Cake with Macadamia Nut Streusel – The Lovely Pantry

§             Pancake Mix With Apple Cider Syrup and Candied Walnuts – Tora’s Real Food

§             Cranberry Hootycreeks – Baker Street 

Condiments / Ingredients

§             Apple Butter – Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks

§             Cranberry Strawberry Jam – The Meltaways

§             Herb Vinegars – Cindy’s Recipes and Writings

§             Harissa – The Wimpy Vegetarian

§             Homemade Vanilla Extract – Flour on my Face

§             Homemade Cherry Extract – Cravings of a Lunatic

§             Nutella Powder – I Run For Wine

§             Apricot Pineapple Rum Sauce – Vintage Kitchen Notes

§             Spiced Cranberry Apricot Almond Chutney – Sue’s Nutrition Buzz

§             Pumpkin Butter – Family Foodie

Soup and Snacks

§             A Soup For You – Momma’s Meals

§             Maple Nut Granola - Girl in the Little Red Kitchen

§             Sweet and Spicy Curried Nuts – Soni’s Food for Thought

§             Roasted Spiced Nuts – Mrs Mama Hen 

§             Sweet and Spicy Pecans – Supper For a Steal

§             Maple Pumpkin Spice Granola Bars – Cupcakes and Kale Chips

§             Orange Spiced Chickpeas – Home Cooking Memories

§             Turtle Pretzels – The Messy Baker

Sweets

§             Rocky Road Candy – Magnolia Days

§             Dairyfree Vegan Caramels – Galactosemia in PDX

§             Peanut Butter Cookies in a Jar – Mama’s Blissful Bites

§             M&M Cookies in a Jar – Damn Delicious

§             Monster Cookie Mix in a Jar – What Smells So Good?

§             Chocolate Chip Cookie Biscotti – Meal Planning Magic

§             Snickerdoodle Snack Mix – Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again

§             Butter and Jam Thumbprint Cookies – Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends

§             Peppermint Stick Cookie Truffles - The Weekend Gourmet

§             Nutella Truffles – Small Wallet Big Appetite

§             Peanut Cajetas (Peanut Fudge) – Basic and Delicious

§             Cookie Cutter Fudge – Chocolate Moosey

§             Pumpkin Roll – Shockingly Delicious

§             Homemade Chocolates – My Trials in the Kitchen

§             Hot Chocolate on a Stick – Juanita’s Cocina

§             Chocolate Toffee “Crack” – Ruffles and Truffles

§             Holiday Tree Cake – Noshing with the Nolands

§             Salted Caramel Cookies – Mama Mommy Mom

§             Fruit and Nut Cookies – In the Kitchen with Audrey

Drinks

§             Applepie Moonshine - My Catholic Kitchen

§             Holiday Spiced Mocha - Daily Dish Recipes

§             Homemade Peppermint Mocha Mix - In the Kitchen with KP

§             Homemade Kahlua - That Skinny Chick Can Bake

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