Dried Apricot Candies

These healthy and yummy candies are made from dried fruits. They’re full of nutrients and vitamins, and will boost your energy levels. This recipe is very easy yet interesting, and it could be a fun project to do with your kids. This is also a great way to make them eat healthy.  

There are many variations to this recipe. For instance, instead of dark chocolate you can also use milk chocolate or white chocolate. In order to make more colorful apricot candies, just add some food colorant in the melted white chocolate before the dipping the apricots in it. 

Ingredients: 

20 dried apricots

3.5 oz (100 g) dark chocolate (I added some white chocolate as well)

4.4 oz (125 g) marzipan

Directions: 

1. Open each dried apricot. Take small amounts of marzipan and stuff the apricots with it. Make sure that there's not too much stuffing so that the apricots can be closed again.
   
   
2. In a medium bowl break the chocolate into pieces. Melt the chocolate in a microwave or using a double boiler (bring water to boil in a saucepan, place the bowl with chocolate in it on top, let the chocolate melt). 
   
3. Dip the stuffed apricots in chocolate and place them on a surface lined with parchment paper. At this point you can sprinkle something on top of the chocolate dipped apricots, for example crushed nuts or coconut flakes. Set to cool until the chocolate hardens. 
   
   

​