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Very Cherry Balls

Easy Lara bar type little nut-fruit balls
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Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup chopped dates
  • 1/4 cup dried cherries
  • 1/3 cup whole pecans
  • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

Method
 

  1. Place the dates and cherries in a food processor. Pulse until processed to a paste . Transfer paste to a medium bowl.
  2. Add the nuts to the processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add the nuts, along with the cinnamon, to the bowl with the fruit paste . Use your fingers to knead the nuts into the paste.
  3. .Using about a tablespoon of the mixture roll into balls and chill.

Notes

Cashew Cookie Dough: Reverse the proportions of fruit to nuts–Use 1/3 cup dates for the fruit and 1/2 cup raw cashews for the nuts.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: Same as cashew cookie dough, but add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, pinch of cinnamon and 1/2 ounce very finely chopped semisweet or bittersweet chocolate to the mix.

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