Orange Apricot Balls Recipe

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I first tried this citrusy candy as a child at my grandmother's house. I enjoyed it so much, my dad has been making it every Christmas since.—Shelly Detwiler, Marysville, Ohio

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Orange Apricot Balls Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 60 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pound dried apricots (3 cups)
1/2 medium unpeeled navel orange
1 cup sugar, divided

Directions

In a food processor or grinder, coarsely chop apricots and orange. Add 2/3 cup sugar; mix well. Shape into 3/4-in. balls; roll in remaining sugar. Store in refrigerator. Yield: 1-1/2 pounds (5 dozen).

Nutritional Facts One piece equals 34 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, trace sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Orange Apricot Balls in Country Woman November/December 1999, p36