Apricot Delights

These are good on your holiday cookie plates.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 90 candies

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup  freshly squeezed  orange juice
• 1 (16 ounce) package  dried apricots
• 2  cups sugar
• 1 3⁄4 cups pecan halves
•  sugar

Directions

1. In food processor or blender, process orange juice and apricots until pureed.
2. Combine apricot mixture and 2 cups sugar in a medium saucepan.
3. Over medium high heat, stirring constantly, bring to boil.
4. Keep stirring, reduce heat to medium and boil 12-14 minutes.
5. Remove from heat and cool for 20 minutes.
6. Drop teaspoonfuls of mixture into a small bowl of sugar.
7. Press a pecan half into top of each candy.
8. Spoon sugar over candy to coat.
9. Sprinkle a sheet of wax paper with sugar.
10. Use a fork to carefully transfer candy to paper.
11. Store between sheets of waxed papers in airtight container.