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Fruit Cake Bliss Balls

20 mins
Serves Makes 16 tablespoon sized balls
Savoury pancakes

A twist on Christmas puddings and Christmas cakes. Easy to make and eat. Submitted as part of our 2025 Christmas Cook Off by our President, Julia.

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups fruit cake mixed fruit
  • Fruit juice to moisten
  • 1 Cup ground nuts
  • Desiccated coconut to roll balls in

To decorate

  • Red and green glace cherries chopped
  • Icing

Directions

  1. In a food processor, mix the dried fruit to a paste consistency. If it doesn't mix well, add some fruit juice to moisten it.
  2. Add ground nuts and blend until mixed through.
  3. Use a teaspoon to scoop out a heaped teaspoon of mixture.
  4. Roll into a ball shape.
  5. Roll in coconut.
  6. Make icing and drop onto top of ball.
  7. Arrange chopped cherries to look like mistletoe.
  8. Store in a refrigerator.