Honey Fruit Nuggets
Recipe for Category Fun Food for Kids & Parents
Contributed by Angela Cleveland (adapted from www.osweb.com/kidzkorner/treats.htm)
Makes 20 nuggets.
Ingredients
1/4 cup dried pitted prunes
1/4 cup dried apricots
1/4 cup dried figs
1/4 cup pitted dates
1/3 cup wheat-flake cereal; (1 cup uncrushed)
1/4 cup honey
1/2 square unsweetened chocolate; melted
Non-stick cooking spray
(coconut or chopped nuts for rolling)
Instructions
Let prunes and apricots stand in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain. Put all fruit through food chopper and blend with crushed cereal. Blend in honey and melted chocolate. Spray hands with non-stick cooking spray and shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Roll in coconut or chopped nuts. Chill. Can be made ahead of time.