Snacks-to-go: crispy rice fruit balls
24 Balls
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Toasted whole almonds |
| ½ | cup | Raisins |
| ½ | cup | Dried apples |
| ½ | cup | Pitted dates |
| ½ | cup | Dried figs, stemmed |
| 2 | tablespoons | Orange juice |
| ¾ | cup | Crispy rice cereal |
Directions
In food processor, blend almonds, raisins, apples, dates and figs to form paste. Add orange juice and combine well. Place cereal in shallow dish. By rounded teaspoonfuls, scoop out almond mixture and roll into balls between palms. Roll in cereal to coat.
[Balls can be stored in airtight container for up to 2 days.] Tip: instead of cereal, try rolling the balls in ⅓ cup cookie crumbs or toasted coconut.
Per Ball: about 60 calories, 1 g protein, 2 g fat, 11 g carbohydrate Source: Canadian Living magazine, Jan 95 Presented in article by Riki Dixon "Portable Meals: Snacks to Go" [-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@...