Ingredients
6 large dried medjool dates (pits removed)
6 large dried figs (small stem removed)
6 dried apricots
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
2 tablespoons Grand Mariner liqueur (or orange juice)
1/4 cup sugar or finely dessicated coconut for rolling
Directions
- Put all ingredients except sugar in a large food processor, start out pulsing then on high for about 1 minute or until 1 large ball is formed. Separate the ball into smaller pieces and put back into the food processor, pulse again until 1 ball forms again. Take small amounts (about the size of a large marble) and roll lightly in your hand then in the sugar or coconut, and place on waxed paper in an air-tight container. Continue with the remainder of fruit paste. Makes about 40 depending on the size ball.
Notes
- From Tracy L. Jarvis who says: “Bite sized morsels that taste like old fashioned date nut bread or fruit cake without all the guilt of a full sized piece.”
- Photo by Marco Verch under Creative Commons license.