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Apricot Orange Balls

Ingredients
 

10 oz dried apricots, or peaches, 7 oz/cup
2/3 cup hazelnuts, or walnuts, almonds, or p
2/3 cup sugar, powdered
2 tsp grated orange zest
2 tbsp orange juice, or rum

OPTIONAL

3 oz bittersweet chocolate



 
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Preparation
 
Delicious, nutritious, and definitely quick and easy to make for
gifts or include on party cookie plates. Takes 20 minutes to prepare
for rolling.

Toast nuts: Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread nuts in shallow pan and
bake 5-10 minutes.

Pulse apricots and nuts in food processor just until finely chopped.
Place mixture in bowl; stir in sugar, orange zest, and orange juice.
Roll mixture into 1" balls and arrange close together in shallow pan.

Melt chocolate in glass measuring cup in microwave on High for about 1
minute. Drizzle chocolate over tops of candies; or spoon chocolate in
plastic snadwich bag, cut tiny hole in one corner, and pipe chocolate
over candies.

Variation: Instead of chocolate, roll candies in granulated sugar.

Store in airtight container in refrigerator about 1 week.

 

 
Servings:
24


 

 

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