Sugar Plums

Name: Sugar Plums
Ingredients: 1/2 cups Chopped Walnuts; 1/2 cups Apple Juice; 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoons Grated Nutmeg; 1 dash Ground Allspice; 1 dash Ground Cloves; 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest; 1/2 teaspoons Lemon Juice; 1/2 cups Chopped And Pitted Dates; 1/2 cups Chopped Dried Apricots; 1/2 cups Chopped Pitted Prunes; 2 Tablespoons Honey; 2 Tablespoons Dried Unsweetened Coconut; 1 Tablespoon Powdered Sugar; 1 Tablespoon Finely Chopped Pistachios

15 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cups Chopped Walnuts
1/2 cups Apple Juice
1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoons Grated Nutmeg
1 dash Ground Allspice
1 dash Ground Cloves
1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
1/2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
1/2 cups Chopped And Pitted Dates
1/2 cups Chopped Dried Apricots
1/2 cups Chopped Pitted Prunes
2 Tablespoons Honey
2 Tablespoons Dried Unsweetened Coconut
1 Tablespoon Powdered Sugar
1 Tablespoon Finely Chopped Pistachios

Directions

1

Place walnuts and apple juice into a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours, until slightly softened. Drain apple juice and place walnuts into a food processor. Add spices, zest, lemon juice, dried fruit, honey and coconut. Mix until a puree is formed.
2

Combine powdered sugar and crushed pistachios in a bowl and mix until evenly distributed.
3

Remove about 1 tablespoon fruit mixture and roll into a small ball. Place on waxed paper. Repeat with remaining mixture. With clean hands, roll each ball in sugar mixture, then roll in hands to evenly coat. Place onto a plate. Repeat with all balls.
4

Refrigerate sugar plums for about 1 hour prior to serving. Store in the refrigerator.
5

Nutrition info per 1 ball: 78 calories, 3 g fat, 2 g protein, 9 g carbohydrates, 1.5 g fiber