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Makes:
30 balls
Tam West
A great little touch when giving these Christmas fruit balls is to include a hand-written card with the recipe.
Ingredients
| 6 large | Medjool dates, pitted |
| ½ cup | Dried apricots, preferably NZ dried apricots (Main) |
| ½ cup | Raw almonds |
| ¼ cup | Shredded coconut |
| ¼ cup | Raisins, I suggest golden raisins (Main) |
| ¼ cup | Dried cranberries (Main) |
| 3 large | Dried figs, roughly chopped |
| 3 Tbsp | Rolled oats |
| 3 Tbsp | Walnuts, toasted |
| 3 Tbsp | Pumpkin seeds |
| 1 Tbsp | Sunflower seeds |
| 2 Tbsp | Runny honey |
| 1 | Orange, grated zest and juice |
| ¼ cup | Pistachio nuts, chopped, for rolling |
| ¼ cup | Desiccated coconut, for rolling |
| 1 sprinkle | Raspberry powder, optional |
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Directions
- Place the dates, apricots, almonds, coconut, raisins, cranberries, figs, rolled oats, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, honey and orange zest and juice in a food processor and process until combined, but leaving the mixture a little chunky.
- Roll mixture into even-sized balls. Place the chopped pistachio nuts and coconut on a plate. Roll the fruit balls in the nuts and coconut until they are evenly coated. Dust with raspberry powder, if using. Place in an airtight container and keep in the fridge.
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