Can You Freeze Dried Apricots?
Yes, you can freeze it.
12 months
Like most dried fruit on this site, dried apricots freeze well (about 12 months) thanks to how little moisture is left in them to form disruptive ice crystals — freezing extends an already solid 6-12 month pantry shelf life further without much practical downside. Sulfured (bright orange) apricots tend to hold their color a bit better over a long freeze than unsulfured ones, which oxidize and darken naturally regardless of storage method.
Because dried apricots' low moisture already protects them so well, freezing is really only worth the freezer space for someone buying in bulk far beyond what they'll use within the roughly year-long pantry window — for a normal-sized bag, a sealed container in a cool pantry does essentially the same job without giving up freezer space.
California-grown apricots and Turkish-grown apricots, the two most common origins found in stores, are typically processed a bit differently — Turkish apricots are more often sun-dried without sulfur, giving them a darker brown color and slightly different texture than the bright orange, sulfured California style, though both follow the same storage and freezing guidance.
Dried apricots that have been chopped for a recipe, rather than left whole, expose more surface area and lose a bit more moisture over a long freeze than whole halves do, though the difference is fairly minor given how little moisture either form has left to lose in the first place.
Storage times and safe temperatures are general guidance from USDA FoodKeeper, USDA FSIS, and FDA sources — they are not a guarantee of safety. When in doubt, throw it out. This is not a substitute for professional food-safety advice.
Source: USDA FoodKeeper data, checked 2026-07-12.