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Ingredients

  • 397 g sweetened condensed milk
  • 70 g butter
  • 35 g hazelnuts, toasted and chopped
  • 35 g almonds, toasted and chopped
  • 75 g dates, finely chopped
  • 200 g dried apricots, finely chopped
  • 100 g desiccated coconut
  • 300 g dark chocolate, melted

Method

  • Combine Sweetened Condensed Milk and butter in a sauce pan, cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until the mixture is light golden in color. Remove from heat.
  • Add nuts, dates, apricots and coconut to the cream mixture then mix thoroughly. Once the mixture cools, shape it into small equal size balls. Chill the balls in the freezer.
  • Dip the chilled truffles in the melted chocolate and place them on a tray that is lined with waxed paper. Refrigerate the truffles until firm.
  • Optional: Decorate with swirl patterns using melted white chocolate piped on with a fine nozzle or using a folded paper cone.
  • Store the truffles in a plastic container in layers separated by wax paper in the refrigerator.