Choco-Almond Confections

Yield: Makes about 3 dozen

Ingredients

check Chopped Natural almonds, toasted 1 1/4 cups Chopped Natural almonds, toasted

check 1-oz. squares milk chocolate 3 1-oz. squares milk chocolate

check orange juice 1/2 cup orange juice

check granulated sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar

3 cups crushed lemon, orange or vanilla wafers

check Curacao or orange juice 2 tablespoons Curacao or orange juice

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Directions:

In blender or food processor, finely grind 1/4 cup of the almonds; set aside. Combine chocolate with orange juice and sugar in saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved and chocolate is melted. Remove from heat and mix in crushed wafers, Curacao and the chopped almonds. Chill mixture at least one hour. Form into small balls; roll in the ground almonds. Refrigerate in air-tight container for several days for best flavor to develop.

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