Orange Juice Balls

Submitted by True Texas

"This makes a nice Christmas candy. A friend shared this recipe with me back in 1974."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 3⁄4 cups vanilla wafers, crushed
• 1⁄4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup orange juice, frozen and defrosted

• Butter Icing

• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• milk, enough to make it spread

directions

1. Mix and shape into small balls with hands.
2. Then dip balls in butter icing.
3. Roll balls in coconut and store in air tight container.

Reviews

[pateate]

These were wonderful and I saw on the today show and googled the recipe and Aimee who made them, to watch it again. These are simple to make, but i like the today show recipe better than this one. Here in southern California, we try to be southern, too. I wrote to Aimee on her website, and told her to go get on the Food TV channel. I enjoy real people cooking like this. I have made 10 batches of orange juice balls since seeing them on the today show. Looking forward to watching you make more recipes, Aimee. I will follow as a fan. thanks for writing me back. Good luck, and everyone should make these. Use 3 cups powedered sugar, 1 box vanilla wafers, 1 small can frozen orange juice and 1 stick melted butter. Roll in nuts, or powdered sugar or coconut. I have done all three and they are great.

 

[SuzyQ in Seattle]

On the Today show, it said to use a 6 oz can of frozen orange juice. In the recipe listed on their web site, it doesn't mention butter. I imagine this wouldn't work without butter. Glad i looked it up here before making it!

 

[CindyCRNA]

I saw this on GMA or Today but they didn't say how much OJ so I looked it up on the 'zaar and here it was. On TV, they said to blend a whole box of vanilla wafers, add 1 sick of melted butter, I upped the OJ to 1/2 cup (which was perfect as this is a bigger recipe) and used 3/4 of a 1 pound box of powdered sugar. I didn't use any nuts. The dough is hard to stir so I dumped it on the counter and kneaded it to blend. Then I took a med. scoop and formed a ball, then had to knead each one in my hand to get a nice, firm ball. Then I rolled them in powdered sugar. They are very good if you are an orange fan. I bet subbing lemonade conc. and making lemon balls would be good also.