Coconut Almond Snowballs
- Kid-friendly
- Heart-healthy
- Low sodium
- Low fat
Wrap and twist these snowballs in cellophane or use opaque waxed paper for a bonbon style. Hang them on your tree with coloured ribbons.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) candied orange rind
- 1 tube (200 g) marzipan
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) icing sugar
- 16 whole almonds, roasted
- 1 bar (3 oz/100 g) white chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 cups (175 mL) shredded sweetened coconut
Preparation
In food processor, process orange rind until finely chopped. Add marzipan and pulse until just combined. Transfer to work surface and knead in icing sugar until smooth.
Drop 16 tablespoons of dough onto a waxed paper-lined tray, pressing an almond into each and rolling into balls.
In heatproof bowl over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate. Remove from heat. Using 2 forks, dip snowballs one by one in melted chocolate; roll in bowl of coconut. Return to tray; let stand until hardened.
Makes 16 snowballs.
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