Cooking with Your Kids

Cook with Your Kids

Sweet Nutty Balls:

3/4 cup Brazil nuts, ground;

3/4 cup ground pecans;

1 cup golden raisins, finely chopped;

1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped small;

1/2 cup dates, pitted and chopped;

2 Tbsp. honey;1 tsp. vanilla;

1 tsp. finely grated lemon rind.

Plastic wrap or waxed paper.Adult: In a food processor or blender, grind the nuts. Set aside. Chop the fruit finely or pass them all through the food processor. Put all the fruit in a bowl and incorportate the nuts and the rest of the ingredients. Mix them well. Direct thechildren to form balls with the mixture and to wrap them in plastic wrap or waxed paper. Place each one in a dish to go into the refrigerator. Chill for a few hours before eating.You can dust them with powdered coconut before you wrap them.

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