Candy Recipes - Truffles, Balls and Bon Bons

Cranberry Coconut Fruit Balls

12 ounces dried apricots
1 1/2 cups pecans
2 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and drained
Grated peel from 1 orange
1/4 cup butter
1 pound confectioners' sugar
13 1/2 ounces graham cracker crumbs
7 ounces coconut flakes
Red food coloring
Green food coloring

Coarsely grind apricots with pecans and cranberries. Stir in orange rind, butter, sugar and crumbs. Wrap and chill for 2 hours.

Shape mixture into 3/4 inch balls. Roll balls in coconut. Tint coconut red and green by using a few drops of food coloring and rubbing each color into coconut. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Makes 100 (3/4-inch) balls.