Dark Apricot Preserve with Almonds – Love and Cook

Ingredients

• 500 g apricots dried (chopped into quarters)
• 60 g whole almonds (skin on, roughly chopped)
• 500 g dark soft brown sugar (or light brown, for a subtler caramel flavour)
• 3-4 lemons (juiced)
• big pinch salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract