THE DAIRY KITCHEN
Chocolate Apricot Balls
By THE DAIRY KITCHEN
Makes
30
Difficulty
Easy
Preparation
30 MINS
Cooking
0 MINS
These balls are a much healthier version of the very popular lamington or rum balls.
Ingredients
10 wheat cereal biscuits (eg. Weetbix or Vita Brits)2 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted
1/4 cup desiccated coconut
100g diced dried apricots
1/4 cup sultanas
1/2 cup skim sweetened condensed milk
175g reduced fat cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup desiccated coconut, extra for coating
Handy Tips
These balls will keep refrigerated for 1 week.
Nutrition (per serve)
| Energy (kj) | 557 |
| Sugars (g) | 12.3 |
| Protein (g) | 4 |
| Dietry Fibre (g) | 2.3 |
| Fat Total (g) | 4.3 |
| Sodium (mg) | 87 |
| Saturated (g) | 3.1 |
| Calcium (mg) | 59 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 18.8 |
| Iron (mg) | 1.5 |
Method
- Using clean hands, crush cereal biscuits into fine crumbs in a large bowl. Stir in cocoa, coconut and dried fruit.
- Mix condensed milk and cream cheese together until smooth and stir into the dry ingredients until evenly combined.
- Roll the mixture into bite-size balls and then roll in remaining coconut to coat. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
