Apricot-coconut Pearls

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 200 g cooking chocolate
• 200 g dried apricots
• 200 ml coconut milk
• 70 g desiccated coconut
• 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 pour 200ml coconut milk into a saucepan.
• 2 put 200g dried apricots into the coconut milk.
• 3 add 1 teaspoon of fennel seeds.
• 4 add 70g dessicated coconut.
• 5 bring this mix to a boil, then simmer it for about 10 minutes, or until the apricots are soft enough to lightly mash with a spoon.
• 6 turn off the heat.
• 7 add 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
• 8 add 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar.
• 9 blend it all lightly with a spoon.
• 10 allow to steep for 15 or 20 minutes.
• 11 the mixture will thicken in this time, and all the flavors will be absorbed.
• 12 when it is just warm, put the mixture into a food processor.
• 13 add 1 tablespoon dessicated coconut.
• 14 chop in the food processor until nicely chopped.
• 15 blend in processor until smooth, until it is a rough paste.
• 16 put the paste onto a flat plate, smoothing it out flat.
• 17 cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• 18 the following day, cut away a teaspoonful at a time, and form little balls in the palms of your hand with this paste.
• 19 melt the chocolate.
• 20 coat each ball with the melted chocolate, or dip each pearl in the melted chocolate.
• 21 refrigerate until serving.