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Introduction

Dried fruits like cranberries and apricots, selections of nuts plus spices like ginger and cinnamon have become synonymous with Christmas time. My Grandma always had trays of nuts and dried fruits all around the house for people to nibble on in between food and festivities, so I wanted to re-create this in something special.

These ‘truffles’ are packed with festive flavours, a wonderful mixture of sweet and nutty, coated in creamy milk chocolate – a sugar-free version, of course!

These are ideal for edible Christmas gifts for family and friends or served as mini desserts or snacks, these look too pretty and indulgent to eat – but they are worth it AND almost guilt-free!

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Ingredients

Makes: 12 truffles

Macros*: Calories 121 kcal, Protein 2g, Carbs 17g, Fat 5g

½ cup ground almonds

8 prunes

½ cup desiccated coconut

½ cup dried apricots

½ cup unsweetened dried cranberries

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ tsp each of ginger and cinnamon

Pinch of nutmeg

Zest of ½ orange

Decoration

75g sugar-free milk chocolate

25g sugar-free white chocolate

Holly decorations – I cheated and used naughty sugar shapes!

Note: ‘Healthy’ chocolate bars are much more readily available now so look out for those with sweeteners in rather than sugar.

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