Orange Apricot Balls

Name: Orange Apricot Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1-1/2 pounds (5 dozen).
Ingredients: 1 pound dried apricots (3 cups); 1/2 medium unpeeled navel orange; 1 cup sugar, divided

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Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Makes

1-1/2 pounds (5 dozen)

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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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.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 34 calories, 0 cholesterol, 0 sodium, 8g carbohydrate, 0 protein.

Orange Apricot Balls

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