No-Bake Apricot Nuggets
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More fudge than cookie, these nuggets were a discovery food writer Linda Stephen made in New Zealand. Kids will love crushing the vanilla wafers to make crumbs – simply place in a resealable plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin until crumbly.
Servings: 40 squares
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per square: about | - |
| cal | 121 |
| pro | 1 g |
| total fat | 6 g |
| sat. fat | 3 g |
| carb | 17 g |
| fibre | 1 g |
| chol | 17 mg |
| sodium | 70 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 3% |
| iron | 3% |
| vit A | 6% |
| vit C | 2% |
| folate | 2% |
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3/4 cup (175 mL) packed brown sugar
3/4 cup (175 mL) butter
1 can (300 mL) sweetened condensed milk
2 tbsp (25 mL) lemon juice
2-3/4 cups (675 mL) vanilla wafer crumbs (about 90 cookies)
3/4 cup (175 mL) chopped dried apricots
3/4 cup (175 mL) dried cranberries
3/4 cup (175 mL) shredded coconut
Preparation:
Line 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) metal cake pan with parchment paper; set aside.
In saucepan, stir together sugar, butter and condensed milk over medium-low heat, stirring to prevent scorching, until butter is melted. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.
In bowl, combine wafer crumbs, apricots, cranberries and 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the coconut; add butter mixture, stirring until combined. Press into prepared pan.
Sprinkle with remaining coconut; press gently. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours. Cut into squares. (Make-ahead: Layer between waxed paper in airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 1 month.)
In saucepan, stir together sugar, butter and condensed milk over medium-low heat, stirring to prevent scorching, until butter is melted. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.
In bowl, combine wafer crumbs, apricots, cranberries and 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the coconut; add butter mixture, stirring until combined. Press into prepared pan.
Sprinkle with remaining coconut; press gently. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours. Cut into squares. (Make-ahead: Layer between waxed paper in airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 1 month.)
Tags:
Sugar/Sweets; Cheese/Other Dairy; Fruits; Christmas; For Kids; Boil/Simmer; Freeze or Refrigerate; Make-Ahead; Cookies-Bars-Squares;
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: December 2003
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