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Sugar Plums
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Sugar Plums

10 ingredients 15 min + 10 min (24 candies) openrecipes
Sugar Plums

This recipe is made decidedly easier by the modern invention of the food processor. If you want to be accurate to the times, feel free to chop all the ingredients into very small bits by hand.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

290
Calories
3g
Protein
2g
Fat
72g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups almonds
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 1/2 cups whole dried apricots
  • 15 pitted Medjool dates (about 1 cup)
  • Pinch of salt
  • Zest of one orange
  • Confectioner's sugar for dusting

Directions

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By backtoherroots · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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