Apricot-Pecan Sugarplums

  Desserts

We deliver these fast and easy sweets to an assisted living home during the holidays and the residents love them! We also layer the ingredients in a canning jar, attach an instruction card around the lid and give the festive jars as gifts. These no-bake treats look beautiful in individual cookie tins, too!

Apricot-Pecan Sugarplums

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TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
YIELD: 2 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup packed dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins
  • 1/4 cup packed dried figs
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 cup coarse sugar

Instructions

  • 1. Place the first seven ingredients in a food processor; pulse until mixture just comes together. Shape mixture into 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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