Choco-Almond Confections
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Ingredients
| 1 ¼ | cups |
almonds
toasted, chopped |
* |
| 1 | ounce |
milk chocolate morsels
|
|
| ½ | cup |
orange juice
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 3 | cups |
vanilla wafers
or orange or lemon |
* |
| 2 | tablespoons |
curacao
or orange juice |
* |
Directions
In blender or food processor, finely grind ¼ cup of the almonds; set aside.
Combine chocolate with orange juice and sugar in saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved and chocolate is melted.
Remove from heat and mix in crushed wafers, Curacao and the chopped almonds.
Chill mixture at least one hour.
Form into small balls; roll in the ground almonds.
Refrigerate in air-tight container for several days for best flavor to develop.
Makes about 3 dozen.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 61g (2.2 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 13811% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2g
3%
Saturated Fat 1g
4%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 1mg
0%
Sodium 4mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
10g
10%
Dietary Fiber 0g
1%
Sugars g
Protein
1g
Vitamin A 1%
•
Vitamin C 17%
Calcium 1%
•
Iron 1%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
