- 1 cup apricot nectar
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 (3 ounce) bags dried sweet cherries
- 2 tablespoons chopped almonds
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 6 (18 x 14inch) sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
- 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Cooking spray
- Combine first 6 ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Stir in almonds and vanilla. Cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine butter and oil. Place 1 phyllo sheet on a large cutting board or work surface (cover remaining dough to prevent drying). Lightly brush phyllo sheet with 1 tablespoon butter mixture. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon crumbs and 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar. Repeat layers once. Top with 1 phyllo sheet. Gently press layers together. Lightly coat top phyllo sheet with cooking spray. Cut stack lengthwise into 4 (3 1/2-inch-wide) strips. Cut each strip in half crosswise. Spoon 2 tablespoons cherry mixture onto 1 short end of each rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold 1 corner of edge with 1-inch border over mixture, forming a triangle; continue folding back and forth into a triangle to end of rectangle. Tuck edges under triangle. Place triangles, seam side down, on a large baking sheet coated with cooking spray; lightly coat triangles with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with remaining phyllo, butter mixture, crumbs, brown sugar, cherry mixture, and cooking spray.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheet; cool on a wire rack.