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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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These are good on your holiday cookie plates. Ingredients:
2/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice |
1 (16 ounce) package dried apricots |
2 cups sugar |
1 3/4 cups pecan halves |
sugar |
Directions:
1. In food processor or blender, process orange juice and apricots until pureed.
2. Combine apricot mixture and 2 cups sugar in a medium saucepan.
3. Over medium high heat, stirring constantly, bring to boil.
4. Keep stirring, reduce heat to medium and boil 12-14 minutes.
5. Remove from heat and cool for 20 minutes.
6. Drop teaspoonfuls of mixture into a small bowl of sugar.
7. Press a pecan half into top of each candy.
8. Spoon sugar over candy to coat.
9. Sprinkle a sheet of wax paper with sugar.
10. Use a fork to carefully transfer candy to paper.
11. Store between sheets of waxed papers in airtight container.
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