Apricot Orange Balls Recipe

• 10 ounce Dry apricots or possibly peaches
• 2/3 c. Hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, or possibly pecans
• 2/3 c. Powdered sugar
• 2 tsp Grated orange zest
• 2 Tbsp. Orange juice or possibly rum
• 3 ounce Bittersweet chocolate (optional)

1. Delicious, nutritious, and definitely quick and easy to make for gifts or possibly include on party cookie plates.
2. Takes 20 min to prepare for rolling.
3. Toast nuts: Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread nuts in shallow pan and bake 5-10 min.
4. Pulse apricots and nuts in food processor just till finely minced.
5. Place mix in bowl; stir in sugar, orange zest, and orange juice.
6. Roll mix into 1" balls and arrange close together in shallow pan.
7. Heat chocolate in glass measuring c. in microwave on High for about 1 minute.
8. Drizzle chocolate over tops of candies; or possibly spoon chocolate in plastic snadwich bag, cut tiny hole in one corner, and pipe chocolate over candies.
9. Variation: Instead of chocolate, roll candies in granulated sugar.
10. Store in airtight container in refrigerator about 1 week.

peaches, hazelnuts, powdered sugar, orange zest, orange juice, bittersweet chocolate

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/apricot-orange-balls-69064 (may not work)