Apricot Brandy Balls

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup (karo preferred)
• 2 1/2 cups all-bran cereal, crushed
• 1 cup dried apricot, finely minced
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• unsweetened cocoa powder or confectioners' sugar, for dusting truffles

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate in top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water; remove from heat.
• 2 stir in brandy and corn syrup.
• 3 combine cereal, apricots and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a large bowl.
• 4 add chocolate mixture; stire together until well blended and let stand at room temperature about 30 minutes.
• 5 form into 1/2" balls; roll in cocoa or powdered sugar.
• 6 place in candy cups in a covered container; let mellow several days before serving.