Orange Apricot Balls Recipe

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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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60 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

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MAKES:

60 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

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).

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

Nutritional Facts

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

Ingredients
Directions

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

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).

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

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