Apricot-Glazed Cornish Hens

Loved, loved this recipe!! I am partial to cornish game hens because, when I was little, my Mom would make this and I would really feel special, that we were eating something so "elegant". This recipe is great! My son especially loved this!! I did not change a thing with the recipe. Will definately make again....to make my family feel special!

This hen recipe is absolutely delicious! No over-bearing sweetness, and the meat stays very moist. I stuffed the hens with a wild rice dressing with dried cranberries and it came out wonderfully!

This recipe yields an absolutely delicious bird! The glaze is wonderful and it makes all of the meat sweet and tasty. Plus, the chicken turns out incredibly juicy. My husband and I are already planning on serving this to company.

It was great, my husband loved it. I have a suggestion to turn the Hens after 30 minutes and brush the other side with the glaze.

Absolutely wonderful. The cornish hen when so moist and delicious. I tripled the recipe for my family of five and for leftovers....my health buff husband ate 1 1/2 hen, the first night... he would'nt stop eating. Seasoned perfectly, this recipe is truly a winner

The glaze was soooooooo delicious! The only thing I did differently was I put the hens in the crock pot for the day on low and the last hour I put them in the oven as directed with the glaze. They came out perfect. My husband gave me the best compliment by saying they looked like they belong in a cooking magazine because they looked so good. I don't normally get such praise about my cooking :) Very good recipe, will make again!

This recipe was absolutly wonderful! Mouth-watering, savory, moist with a delicately crisp skin. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. I stuffed the hens with a cranberry rice stuffing (see "Stuffed Cornish Hens" on Allrecipes... make sure to double the batch of stuffing). I can't rave about it enough!! It's a new family fave!

Excellent recipe! I made this for my boyfriend (a fellow food connoisseur) and was very pleased how it turned out. He deemed it "restaurant quality." I only made one cornish game hen and saved 1/2 the sauce recipe (planned for 2) to lavish over the finished product. It turned out delicious! This is sure to be added to our list of favorite recipes and enjoyed many times over! Thanks!

Absolutely Deeee-Licious! Made four of them for a casual post Thanksgiving dinner with my parents and girlfriend. Really good with a regular stuffing mixed with a little rice.

Excellent glaze ! I stuffed the hens with partially cooked brown rice & dehydrated cranberries and the hens turned out juicy and very flavorful. My guests left empty plates with only bones left. Since it was so successful I've made it again for a holiday dinner.

Easy to make and a nice touch with the cayenne pepper. I would have liked it a bit crispier on the outside but that might have also dried it out.

This was very tasty. Nicely sweet with a touch of heat!! I will make this again!!

This rating is for the apricot glaze only since I have not yet made the Cornish Hens. However, the glaze is AMAZING! The only change I made was 2 tbs of dried minced onion verses the 2 tbs grated onion (did not have a real onion.) This sauce is so good. Yum!! You can't go wrong with this glaze! Thanks Nancy! I will update my reveiw once I try it with the cornish hens.

Delicious! This was my first attempt at cooking cornish hens and they came out beautifully! I followed the recipe with only two minor adjustments... I added extra onion and garlic to the birds when I first put them in the oven. I will definitely be making these again!

i made this and it was pretty good. i tweaked it a little and added some brown sugar to the glaze. ill be making this again tx for the recipe

I used peach instead of apricot and this was really delicious.

My family loves this!!! Even picky father in law. Thanks for the great recipe

I made this for our Canadian Thanksgiving. It was delicious. I followed the exact recipe. My company wanted a copy of the recipe. I'm making this for my brother when he visits next month. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

Quite yummy as is!!!

This recipe produces an absolutely outstanding, moist, flavorful hen. It's perfect - I wouldn't change a thing. I did use sugarless preserves tho and if that affected the outcome negatively than this deserves more stars than I'm allowed to give it. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe Randi. I will make this often. I'm imagining cutting these in half and trying them on the grill next time.

I love Cornish Game Hens and was looking forward to trying a recipe with an Apricot Glaze. Overall the flavors were a nice blend,,, but , I expected a crunchier,crispier skin finish...and it was a bit soggy. I even baked the hens longer than suggested to achieve that golden crust...but it just didn't happen for us. It was OK served with wild rice and a green salad. Honestly. I like the results better for a rotissirie method of cooking for poultry. This was alittle disapointing...but has the potential for a wonderful combination if cooked a different way.

Made for a wonderful, moist cornish hen. Will definately make this again!

This was ok... I followed the recipe exactly but it just didnt have as much flavor as i expected. It had a good taste but, for the amount of work I dont feel this recipe is worth the time.

Not enough meat

They were of, I don't think I will cook with cornish hens again. It was kind of gamey tasting. I do a pork loin with apricot glaze and its a hit though.

This turned out great -- even though I did the glaze a bit differently (not on purpose!). My friend had some, as did I and so did (drum roll please) my husband (who only likes hot dogs and hamburgers and my spaghetti). The two guys licked anything the glaze came in contact with and raved over it then started to tell me all the things I could use it on (chicken, turkey, pork...) Thanks so much for this recipe. Jo Ann

Definitely a delicious recipe. Very easy to make too. A keeper for my kitchen. I used this along with the "Stuffed Cornish Hens" recipe also on this site. Thanks to those that provided the tip to use them together.

I made this for my boyfriend for Thanksgiving dinner. It was really easy to put together and tasted great.

This was great! I added some ginger. quite by mistake but it turned out great! Thanks for the recipe! I will make this again!

absoluetly delicious. I didnt have apricot preserves so I used Orange Marmalade instead and it turned out awesome. I will definetely use this recipe again. Thank You Randi...

Couldn't really taste the glaze /// hard to keep on the chickens, felt like it was just slipping off onto the pan

This is a really good recipe, I used this for me and my boyfriend's Thanksgiving (in lieu of Turkey) and we both really liked it. I will definately make this recipe again.

The apricot glaze flavored the hen nicely. All around good and easy recipe.

Delicious! I followed the recipe exactly for a Christmas dinner for four. It was wonderful and all were pleased.

perfect for first try with cornish hen, we all loved it

I made this recipe for someone who had never had cornish hen before and he loved it. I have added a copy of this to my personal favorites. Thankyou

Absolutely loved this! Slightly sweet and little spicy, everything worked so well together. This will be my "go to" recipe for Hen.

Loved this recipe, the only thing I done different was to split hens down the middle through breast w/o separating the back bone laying flat in pan.

I thought this was delicious...I took it up a notch by stuffing the hens with cranberry stuffing....yummy!

I used this Apricot glaze with the Stuffed Cornish Hens by Nancy Horsburgh. It was my first time ever making cornish hens and it was a BIG hint with my family!

I actually followed a recipe for herb roast/stuffed hens, then added this glaze. I feel that my method added a wow factor to a dish that would otherwise have been average.

i made this for easter. i loved it soooooo much even my boyfriend ate it and he doesn't eat anything i cook

No time to stuff & fluff -- this one was uncomplicated, straight-forward, and simply delicious! Great flavor from just a few ingredients, very little prep, turns out company-beautiful, moist inside, crispy skin outside. It goes "in the book" at my house!

Super easy to make. The apricots balanced the heat from the cayenne. I will definitely use this recipe again.

I make this every year for thanksgiving. Always turns out great!

This recipe rocks. My husband doesn't like apricot, but he didn't leave anything on his plate. He wants me to make again. My son loved it as well. It pleased picky eaters. A definite keeper. I wouldn't change a thing on the recipe.