Christmas Balls

4:32 am on 24 December 2008

Co-author of 4 ingredients cookbook and 4 Ingredients 1 and 4 Ingredients 2, published by Random House in NZ.

Ingredients

4 cups coconut
380g tin condensed milk
100g pkt red glace cherries, finely chopped
zest of 1 lemon

Method

Place coconut, condensed milk and zest in a bowl and mix well. Add cherries and stir until the pink of the cherries runs through the mixture. Using a tsp. roll mixture into balls and place on two paper lined baking trays approx. 3cm apart. Bake in a 180°C oven for 12-15 minutes, swapping trays half way through, or until balls are lightly browned. Remove and cool before serving.