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Christmas: Sugar Plums

Source of Recipe


Saveur magazine



List of Ingredients



• 2 cups whole almonds
  
• ¼ cup honey
  
• 2 tsp grated orange zest
  
• 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
  
• ½ tsp ground allspice
  
• ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  
• 1 cup finely chopped dried apricots
  
• 1 cup finely chopped pitted dates
  
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
   Arrange almonds on a baking sheet in a single layer and toast in oven for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool, then finely chop.
   
   
2. Meanwhile, combine honey, orange zest, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg in a medium mixing bowl. Add almonds, apricots and dates, and mix well. Pinch off rounded teaspoon-size pieces of the mixture and roll into balls. (Rinse your hands often, as mixture is very sticky.)
   
   
3. Roll balls in sugar, then refrigerate in single layers between sheets of waxed paper in airtight containers for up to 1 month. Their flavor improves after ripening for several days.
   
   Makes 75