Quick & Easy Apricot and Nut Truffles

This is a quick & cheap way to make interesting truffles. They make great gifts. Prep time doesn't include chilling time. These are also nice using other dired fruits.....

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 50 truffles

Ingredients

• 397  g sweetened condensed milk
• 70  g butter
• 35  g hazelnuts, toasted and chopped
• 35  g  almonds, toasted and chopped
• 75  g dates, finely chopped
• 200  g  dried apricots, finely chopped
• 100  g  desiccated coconut
• 300  g dark chocolate, melted

Directions

1. Combine Sweetened Condensed Milk and butter in a sauce pan, cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until the mixture is light golden in color. Remove from heat.
2. Add nuts, dates, apricots and coconut to the cream mixture then mix thoroughly. Once the mixture cools, shape it into small equal size balls. Chill the balls in the freezer.
3. Dip the chilled truffles in the melted chocolate and place them on a tray that is lined with waxed paper. Refrigerate the truffles until firm.
4. Optional: Decorate with swirl patterns using melted white chocolate piped on with a fine nozzle or using a folded paper cone.
5. Store the truffles in a plastic container in layers separated by wax paper in the refrigerator.