{"id":37585,"date":"2025-08-02T10:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=37585"},"modified":"2025-06-29T10:28:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T17:28:15","slug":"roasted-apricots-with-goat-cheese-bacon-and-honey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=37585","title":{"rendered":"Roasted Apricots with Goat Cheese, Bacon, and Honey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-37586\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PNW-Roasted-Apricots-with-Goat-Cheese-Bacon-and-Honey-1024x724.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PNW-Roasted-Apricots-with-Goat-Cheese-Bacon-and-Honey-1024x724.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PNW-Roasted-Apricots-with-Goat-Cheese-Bacon-and-Honey-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PNW-Roasted-Apricots-with-Goat-Cheese-Bacon-and-Honey-150x106.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PNW-Roasted-Apricots-with-Goat-Cheese-Bacon-and-Honey-768x543.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PNW-Roasted-Apricots-with-Goat-Cheese-Bacon-and-Honey-382x270.jpeg 382w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PNW-Roasted-Apricots-with-Goat-Cheese-Bacon-and-Honey.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>Roasted Apricots with Goat Cheese, Bacon, and Honey<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4 ounces creamy goat cheese<\/p>\n<p>2 T. honey, plus more for garnish<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme<\/p>\n<p>8 apricots, halved and pitted<\/p>\n<p>1 T. olive oil<\/p>\n<p>4 ounces bacon, cooked and crumbled<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.\u00a0 In a small bowl, mix together the goat cheese, honey, and thyme until well combined. Place the goat cheese mixture in a pastry bag with piping tip, or a zip-top bag with one corner cut to pipe out the cheese. Reserve. Place the apricot halves on a baking sheet and brush them with olive oil. Bake the apricots in the oven for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the apricots are slightly soft but not falling apart. Remove the apricots from the oven and set them on a platter. Pipe a tsp. or two of goat cheese into the center of each apricot. Sprinkle with bacon pieces and then drizzle with additional honey. Serve immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roasted Apricots with Goat Cheese, Bacon, and Honey &nbsp; 4 ounces creamy goat cheese 2 T. honey, plus more for garnish 1\/2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme 8 apricots, halved and pitted 1 T. olive oil 4 ounces bacon, cooked and crumbled &nbsp; Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.\u00a0 In a small bowl, mix together the goat cheese, honey, and thyme until well combined. Place the goat cheese mixture in a pastry bag with piping tip, or a zip-top bag with one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=37585\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,15],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-37585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers-snacks","category-desserts-fruit","tag-pnw"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37587,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37585\/revisions\/37587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}