Apricot balls

By Andrew Walbran

I always make these apricot balls for Christmas. They keep well in the fridge for several weeks to have on hand to offer to guests.

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 28 balls

Tags: balls, apricot

Cuisine: NZ

Ingredients:

• 500 g dried apricots
• 200 g sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup dessicated coconut
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• zest of 1 orange
• more dessicated coconut for rolling

Instructions:

Chop apricots finely, and mix well with the other ingredients except for the last coconut.

Put more coconut in a bowl. Shape apricot mixture into balls, roll them in the coconut to coat them, and then put them on a tray.

Refrigerate the balls overnight on the tray, then move them to an airtight container and keep in the fridge until ready to eat.