Christmas is approaching and I am remembering the sweets we had in France while growing up! Oodles of chocolate truffles, rochers with almonds, chocolates filled with liqueur and marzipan delicacies. My dad used to bring all these goodies home after his suppliers gave him Christmas presents of food and sweets. What a delight !! One year we even had duck "foie gras" from Perigord. Ah!! the holidays in France!! We eat well!
Now, the following is a home made recipe of dried fruit and marzipan that the whole family can make!
Ingredients:
2 8oz of marzipan
25 mini baking cups
prunes
dates
walnut halves
food coloring
Knead the marzipan and divide in 3 piles. Color each pile with a different food coloring for example pink for prunes, green for dates and yellow for walnuts.
Cut the dates and prunes in half and remove the pit. Stuff them with the colored marzipan.
Take 2 walnut halves and make a little ball of marzipan. Press the walnut halves on each side of the ball.
Place the "fruits deguises" in mini baking cups and save in a metal box for Christmas.
Makes 25 or more!!
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