Chocolate Fruit Balls
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
100 balls
- Serves:
- 100
ingredients
- 1 cup maraschino cherry, any color, drained well
- 1 egg
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 3⁄4 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup pecan pieces
- 1 cup finely chopped pitted dates
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 16 ounces semisweet chocolate, about 16 squares
- 1⁄4 cup butter
directions
- 1.Finely chop cherries, then pat dry with paper towels. In a large bowl, whisk egg. Gradually whisk in sugar until evenly mixed. Using a wooden spoon, stir in peanut butter until well mixed. Then stir in pecans, dates, coconut and cherries until evenly distributed. Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Pinch off about 1 tsp (5 mL) mixture and roll into a ball. Place on baking sheet. Continue with remaining mixture. Refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
- 2.Coarsely chop chocolate and place in a small bowl with butter. Microwave on medium, stirring halfway through, until chocolate is almost melted, 2 to 3 minute Then stir until smooth. Remove balls from refrigerator. Poke a fork or wooden skewer into a ball. Dip into melted chocolate to completely coat, then lightly tap fork on edge of bowl to remove excess. Place ball on parchment.
- 3.Repeat with remaining balls. Refrigerate until chocolate sets, at least 1 hour, before serving or storing. If making ahead, place balls in a sealed container and refrigerate up to 1 week or freeze up to 2 months.
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