Description
Easy, delicious, and festive, these Sugar Plums are a unique treat to make this holiday season! With dried fruit, warming spices, and a sugary crunch, these will get you in the holiday spirit.
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup prunes, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup dried apricots or dates, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup toasted, unsalted almonds, chopped
- 1/4 cup toasted, unsalted pecans, chopped
- 2 tablespoons cherry jam
- 3/4 tsp orange zest
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp cardamom
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 cup coarse sugar for coating (this is the purple sugar we used)
Instructions
- These homemade sugar plums taste best if you toast the nuts ahead of time. To do so, spread the nuts on a sheet pan and bake at 350˚F for 6-7 minutes, until they smell fragrant and nutty. If you want to skip the toasting step, that's fine.
- Chop all of the dried fruit finely. Add the fruit and nuts to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add all remaining ingredients (except sugar) and pulse again until the mixture is sticky and comes together.
- Use a 1 tbsp cookie scoop to portion out the plums, then shape into an oval. Optional: use a toothpick to make an indentation on the front. Roll in sugar until well coated and (optional) stick a little rosemary sprig in the top as a stem. Enjoy!
Notes
Storage: These sugar plums will last in the refrigerator for up to several weeks. You can also freeze them for long term storage (up to 6 months).
You can really use any combination of dried fruits and nuts as long as you keep the quantities the same!
Toast the nuts for extra flavor. This isn't 100% essential, but it adds extra flavor!
Chop up all your fruit before it goes in the food processor. This will make it much easier to get evenly-sized pieces. If it's not chopped first, you may end up with some big pieces of dried fruit.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 Sugar Plums
- Calories: 79
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 146.7 mg
- Fat: 3.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 11.7 g
- Fiber: 1.1 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
