How to make healthy candy from dried fruits. Do-it-yourself dried fruit sweets - recipe

Preparing this vegan dessert is easy enough, but the hardest part is finding the right combination of nuts, dried fruits, lemon and all the ingredients that you think are appropriate in these sweets.

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There are a lot of options for such sweets:

1) Dried bananas, dates, dried apricots, prunes, raisins, figs will serve as the basis.

2) From nuts, roasted cashews, almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts are perfect (I personally did not like peanuts and Brazil nuts, sweets get some strange taste from them). Nuts can be chopped together with dried fruits, or you can press a whole nut into a ready-made ball from a sweet mass.

3) For breading - white or toasted sesame seeds, ground seeds, any ground nuts, coconut, poppy seeds, toasted flaxseed.

4) Other additives are lemon or lime (zest or juice), orange, finely grated fresh carrots, dried berries, honey.

5) Spices - cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, dry ginger, nutmeg, vanilla.

You can combine endlessly. I offer you one of the options that I like the most.

Products:

• dried apricots

• dates

• almond

• lemon juice

• sesame

When I was about to make vegan sweets for the first time, I specifically bought a hand blender, which burned out after exactly two minutes of trying to cope with dense dried fruits. Therefore, I bought a Soviet-style "analogue" meat grinder. I’m not going to chop meat and evasively call the unit the word “chopper” (In addition to hand blenders, chopper blenders with large knives are widespread, which, in addition to chopping onions, carrots and other dense vegetables, do an excellent job with both dried fruits and nuts. - Note. OK!).

Dried fruits and almonds in equal parts (a couple of handfuls) scroll through a meat grinder. Squeeze half a lemon into this mixture, you can pour a little sesame oil. Roll balls from the mass, you can stick cubes, triangles, sausages, cones or truffle-shaped domes. Roll in sesame seeds.

After a day, these sweets become especially tasty when they wither a little, dry out on the outside.

Continuing the theme of separate nutrition, I offer very appetizing dried fruit sweets. Delicious, sweet and healthy! From such sweets only benefit and pleasure. And besides this, we eat to lose weight))) So, the proportions and composition are indicated solely for example, because you can add other sweets that are pleasant to you, such as prunes and even dried apples. This time I had:

a handful of dried apricots

10 pieces. figs

a handful of raisins

Kernels of 10 walnuts (you can use almonds - it will also be good)

coconut flakes

A pinch of cardamom and cinnamon

Cooking

Wash dates, dried apricots, figs, raisins first. Remove the seeds from the dates (they leave better from unsoaked dates), and then soak in water for 3 hours or overnight. If you soak for 3 hours, it is better to pour boiling water.

Peel the walnuts.

Drain the water, and chop the soaked dried fruits and nuts in a blender or twist through a meat grinder.

Add cinnamon. Grind the cardamom seeds and add to the mixture as well.

Mix everything thoroughly. Roll up balls from the resulting mixture - dried fruit sweets. Roll them in coconut flakes. Put in the refrigerator for several hours.

Our dried fruit sweets are ready. They are tasty, sweet, vitamin and you won't eat a lot of them, which is also valuable. Can be served with tea. And for children - a replacement for store-bought sweets.

Bon appetit!

Today I would like to offer you a simple recipe for healthy sweets. Yes, yes, it’s useful, because. they include prunes, dried apricots, dates and nuts.

Once upon a time, according to the first two points of the cooking stages, my grandfather made himself a healthy mixture of prunes, dried apricots, raisins and walnuts, adding honey and lemons rolled along with the zest. He carefully twisted it all in a meat grinder, mixed it and put it in jars. He kept it in the refrigerator, he and his grandmother ate such a mixture in a tablespoon every morning. He said that it strengthens the heart, and gives immunity, and charges with energy for the whole day.

So I thought for a long time on the basis of my grandfather's recipe to make such sweets, especially since they can be given to a child - there is nothing harmful in them. The only thing is that I did not add any honey or lemons (he is allergic to these ingredients).

By the way, here is what Oli got.

Ingredients:

1. Pitted prunes 100 gr
2. Pitted dried apricots 100 gr.
3. Pitted dates 100 gr
4. Any chopped nuts or crumbs from cookies 4 tbsp.

Cooking:

1. Rinse dried fruits, pour hot water for 10 minutes.
2. Drain the water, and grind the dried fruits in a blender (chopper) or pass through a meat grinder.
3. From the resulting mass, make small balls the size of a walnut.
4. Roll the resulting sweets in crushed almond flakes or crushed cookies.
5. Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes and serve.

What to do:

step 1

Rinse dried fruits and dry thoroughly on a paper towel. Grind dates, raisins, nuts and coconut in a blender until smooth.

step 2

From the resulting minced meat, roll 20 small balls with your hands. Press one cherry into the center of each.

step 3

Roll the sweets first in sugar, then roll half of the sweets in powdered sugar, the second half in cocoa powder.

I am sure that all blog readers have long noticed and buy snack bars made from dried fruits and oatmeal to satisfy hunger or somewhere even to lose weight ...

Personally, I have long nurtured the idea of ​​making these at home. And finally decided...

They turned out very tasty and, I think, very useful. True, unlike the store version, such bars have their own minus - they need to be stored in the freezer, because. one of the main "gluing" ingredients is honey, which does not solidify at room temperature.

The bars turned out sweet, so you won’t eat a lot of them. But a morning breakfast with a cup of fragrant black coffee can not only cheer you up, but also give strength and energize you for the whole day.

Ingredients(on the form of 25x25 centimeters):

1. Instant oatmeal 100 grams
2. Chopped almonds or almond flakes 2 tbsp.
3. Raisins 50 grams
4. Dried figs 6 pcs.
5. Sesame 3 tbsp
6. Dried cherries or cranberries 70 grams
7. Dried apricots 70 grams
8. Butter 100 grams
9. Liquid honey 50 grams
10. Sugar ½ cup
11. Vegetable oil for lubrication

Cooking:

1. Rinse all dried fruits, dry and cut into small pieces.
2. Combine dried fruits with oatmeal, sesame seeds and nuts, mix.
3. Put the butter in a small saucepan, pour out the sugar and put the honey. Put on a small fire and melt the butter, dissolve the sugar in it, but do not boil!
4. Pour the resulting mass into a dry mixture of dried fruits, nuts and oatmeal, mix everything thoroughly.
5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, grease with butter and spread the resulting mass, gently level and lightly tamp with a spoon.
6. Put in the oven, heated to 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until golden.
7. Cool and then put in the freezer.
8. Carefully remove the paper, cut into pieces.
9. Store in refrigerator or freezer!

Now, when store shelves are littered with all sorts of sweets, people are starting to wonder if industrial sweets and cookies are so useful and whether it is possible to find a natural and tasty replacement for them. There is such a substitute - these are dried fruit sweets!

Delicious, healthy, natural... they will become the number one dessert in families with vegetarians, small children or just fans of a healthy diet.

About the benefits of dried fruits

The fact that dried apricots, prunes, figs and other dried southern fruits have tremendous benefits has long been known. Not without reason in kindergartens and sanatoriums for lunch they invariably serve rich dried fruit compote. It is believed that they are a storehouse of vitamins and microelements necessary not only for the children's body, but also for adults of all ages.

Dried fruits have a beneficial effect on all systems of the human body. They are useful for the heart, stomach, skin, nervous system. Their regular use strengthens the immune system and helps fight viral diseases.

In addition, dried fruits have almost no contraindications and are recommended by dietitians for constant use.

What dried fruits can be taken to make sweets

For homemade sweets, you can take any dried fruit of your own choice. It is better to buy dried fruits in the market by weight. So less likely to run into products treated with chemicals.

You can choose:

• Dried apricots. It is especially useful in diseases of the vessels and heart. During pregnancy, dried apricots prevent the development of anemia and a decrease in hemoglobin in the blood. In addition, this product is useful to use to prevent a decrease in immunity.
• Figs. This dried fruit is especially useful for diseases of the heart and stomach. It gives strength, improves well-being, and also removes harmful substances from the body.
• Raisin. It contains a large amount of iron, is useful for anemia, anemia, heart and kidney diseases. It is also useful to eat raisins for respiratory problems. Often this dried fruit is used to enrich the body with antioxidants and maintain immunity in the autumn-winter period.
• Prunes. Everyone knows that prunes are recommended for problems with the gastrointestinal tract, but few people know that this fruit has a powerful antimicrobial agent. It also helps to lose weight and improve the whole body as a whole.
• Dates. This is truly a unique product. It is useful for almost everyone and has a beneficial effect on all body systems. Date is an excellent prophylactic against diseases of the stomach, heart, kidneys, as well as cancer. Pregnant and lactating women are advised to eat dates to increase lactation and facilitate childbirth, and for men, this fruit gives strength and energy.

Homemade dried fruit candy recipe

Consider the simplest recipe for dried fruit sweets.

Remember that all ingredients are interchangeable, and the recipe itself requires creativity, so you can add whatever you like to it.

To make homemade sweets you will need:

• Dried fruits (for example, dried apricots, prunes, raisins) - 300 grams (total weight);
• Nuts (in this version, hazelnuts) -100 grams;
• Coconut shavings or cocoa powder for garnish

Let's start cooking!

1. First of all, you need to thoroughly wash all dried fruits. They also need to be “drenched” with boiling water to avoid getting bacteria into the dish.
2. Next, grind the washed dried fruits with a meat grinder or blender. You can finely chop them, but the more homogeneous the mass for sweets, the better.




3. Grind half of the nuts in a meat grinder and leave in a separate bowl.
4. Now you can begin to form the candies themselves. To do this, take a whole hazelnut nut and form a ball of dried fruit mass around it. Children can be involved in this activity. They will have a lot of fun making delicious and natural treats with their own hands.




5. Roll the finished ball in crushed nuts, coconut or cocoa

That's all. Homemade dried fruit sweets are ready!

From the proposed amount of ingredients, about 15 balls with a diameter of 2 centimeters will be obtained.



When making sweets from dried fruits and nuts with your own hands, show your imagination. Replace hazelnuts with walnuts, cashews, or pine nuts, or better, make a nut mix. You can also try to make sweets from dried apples, pears, cherries.

If the mixture is too dry and does not roll into a ball, you can dilute it a little with liquid honey. If, on the contrary, the “dough” is too thin, add almond flour or ground nuts to it.

Sour lovers will love dried fruit sweets with the addition of lemon or orange zest.

And as a sprinkle, you can use not only cocoa or coconut, but also sesame seeds, crushed sunflower seeds, poppy seeds, confectionery sprinkles or grated chocolate.

To date, the abundance of dried fruits is impressive in its diversity. The tradition of drying fruits for their long-term preservation has come to us since time immemorial, and has survived to this day, making the human diet richer. And all because dried fruits contain a huge amount of mineral compounds that have firming and tonic properties. Fragrant fruits have found their application in cooking, including various confectionery products. Sweets, pastries, desserts - what can not be created by lovers of sweets who monitor their health.

Here are a few recipes for healthy sweets that are unlikely to be found on store shelves. These combinations of dried fruits can be supplemented with other types of fruits, thereby changing the taste at your discretion.

Sweets from dried apricots and prunes

Main Ingredients:

• pitted prunes;
• dried apricots;
• raisin;
• peeled walnuts;
• shredded coconut or sesame.

Cooking process:

1. To prepare this type of sweets, you need to cook dried apricots, prunes, pitted raisins, 1 cup each.
2. Rinse the fruits thoroughly, pour over with hot water, and spread out in a thin layer to dry.
3. Dry nuts (150-200 g) in the oven or in a pan until golden brown, and chop with a knife or blender.
4. Dried dried fruits must be chopped using a meat grinder or food processor.
5. We combine the fruit and nut mixtures, and carefully knead until smooth.
6. We form into small balls, rolling in coconut chips or toasted sesame seeds.
7. We put in a cool place for several hours, and then enjoy a healthy treat!

Advice! If the fruit and nut mass turned out to be too sweet, you can add lemon juice, or chop ¼ of the citrus with a blender and add to dried fruits.

Fig sweets

Required products:

• medium sized figs;
• roasted hazelnuts and almonds;
• 30 g butter;
• 2 bars of dark chocolate.

Cooking process:

1. Rinse dried fruits thoroughly and pour over with boiling water.
2. Spread figs on a paper towel in 2-3 layers, and leave for a while so that the paper absorbs excess moisture.
3. In the meantime, chop the hazelnuts and almonds, after peeling them from the skin.
4. We fill the figs with a nut mass and give the delicacy the appearance of a truffle, carefully connecting the edges of each fruit.
5. Put the chocolate in a water bath and dissolve to the desired consistency by adding 1 tbsp. oils.
6. Dip the prepared figs into the melted chocolate mass, and spread on parchment paper.
7. Sprinkle with chopped nuts or cocoa powder.
8. We place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours until the chocolate layer is completely solidified.

Sweets from dried fruits and candied fruits

Ingredients:

• candied orange - 0.5 tbsp;
• dates - 250 g;
• almonds - 150 g;
• hazelnut - 150 g;
• dried cranberries - 200 g;
• peeled sunflower seeds - 100 g;
• lemon juice - 1 tbsp;
• cocoa - 1 tbsp;
• honey, ground cinnamon to taste.

Cooking process:

1. We prepare the nuts - dry in the oven, peel and chop with a knife into crumbs.
2. We grind the washed dried fruits into a homogeneous mass using a meat grinder.
3. Cut candied fruit into small pieces and combine with nuts, seeds and fruits, mixing thoroughly.
4. Add lemon juice, spices and a pinch of salt to improve the taste of dried fruits.
5. We form sweets, and run in cocoa or ground cinnamon.
6. Leave in a cool place for several hours until the mass solidifies completely.

Advice! Depending on taste preferences, honey can be added in small quantities, preferring lemon juice, which will add sourness to sweets.

There are a lot of variations on the theme of dried fruit sweets, where everyone is given the right to experiment and select their favorite ingredients. The main secret lies in the harmonious combination of sour dried fruits such as dried apricots, cranberries, cherries and too sweet dates, prunes, raisins and other gifts of nature. You can enrich the taste of healthy delicacies with the help of nuts, natural chocolate, spices and even oatmeal. By creating your own unique recipes, you become the creator of real confectionery masterpieces, which differ not only in their unique taste, but also saturate the body with a huge amount of vitamins and minerals.

But first, let me tell you something very important about dried fruits. You can watch and listen to my video or read the information below.

Now, most dried fruits that are sold in stores are treated with sulfur dioxide (sulfur dioxide).
It is used as a preservative so that soft, under-dried dried fruits do not deteriorate. Sulfur dioxide is toxic to our body. Therefore, unwashed dried fruits should never be eaten!

They must be washed before use. It turns out that a lot of people don't know this yet.

It is very important to know that Sulfur dioxide dissolves only in cold water. If you wash dried fruits with hot water, sulfur dioxide will remain on their surface - it will not dissolve. Therefore, you need to wash them in cold water.

How to wash dried fruits

I do it in the following way. First, I pour dried fruits in a bowl with cold water and let stand for about ten minutes. Periodically, I stir them so that the sulfurous anhydride dissolves better.
Then I drain this water and rinse the dried fruits with running cold water. After such washing, sulfur dioxide goes into the water, and dried fruits can be eaten.

In the markets you can find dried fruits that have not been treated with sulfur dioxide. These dried fruits are well dried, so they cannot be soft. They are very hard, dark and look unsightly, ugly. But without sulfur dioxide! But here lies another danger. As a rule, these dried fruits are produced in the CIS countries, such as Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, etc. And they are produced in violation of all sanitary standards. I am from Uzbekistan, and I saw how dried fruits are treated there.
They lie on the ground on dirty mats, the Uzbeks walk on them with their feet and shovel them into bags. You know how unsanitary...

Therefore, such dried fruits must be poured with boiling water. Just in case, I still wash them in cold water, and then pour boiling water over them.

Remember this information and always wash dried fruits before eating!
Now let's start making candy.

Ingredients

• Dried apricots - 250 g
• Raisins - 200 g.
• Prunes - 250 g.
• Walnuts - 200 g.
• Coconut flakes - 80 g. By the way, you can.
• Lemon - a small slice.

How to make homemade sweets without sugar

To make sweets from nuts and dried fruits, you will need a powerful enough blender that can handle the viscous puree.
First, put the nuts into the blender. Grind them to a state of fine crumbs.
Pour the nuts into a bowl.

Put the raisins in a blender and grind until puree. Mix chopped raisins with nuts.

Then, in the same way, grind the prunes and dried apricots separately. In dried apricot puree, I decided to add a slice of lemon so that the candies did not turn out too sugary. But this is optional.

Pour half the coconut flakes over the nuts and dried fruits. Thoroughly mix everything. It turns out a sweet sticky nut-fruit dough.

Pour the remaining coconut flakes into a bowl. We pinch off a piece of our sweet dough, form a ball out of it and roll it in coconut flakes.
Healthy sugar-free sweets are ready!

They can be rolled not only in coconut flakes, but also in other products: sesame and poppy seeds, cocoa powder, almond flakes, or something else.

These sweets are good because they can be prepared from any dried fruits and nuts and change the proportions each time. You can put more raisins or more dried apricots, you can use dates or figs, dried berries. Instead of nuts, you can take sunflower seeds or peanuts. You can add green sprouted buckwheat to sweets. Thanks to this, the taste of your sweets will always be different.
In general, experiment and enjoy!

Keep in mind: this amount of ingredients makes a LOT of candy. These sweets are very satisfying and high-calorie, you can’t eat a lot of them at once. Therefore, if you are cooking only for yourself, take fewer products. Or freeze some of the candies so they don't spoil. When stored in the refrigerator, sweets may ferment. This will not happen in the freezer.
And also, if you have extra candy dough left, you can cook delicious ones with it.

Every woman dreams of eating sweets and not gaining weight. But is it possible? Dried fruit sweets are not only very tasty and healthy, but at the same time they do not harm a slim figure.

Everyone is well aware that store-bought sweets contain flavorings, palm oil, preservatives, GMO additives, hydrogenated fats, sugar substitutes and other far from healthy additives.

Only excess weight and addiction to such sweets. And dried fruits contain only natural vitamins, microelements, minerals, amino acids that nourish the body, treat organs and blood vessels.

With the regular use of such a product, the work of the cardiovascular and nervous systems, the gastrointestinal tract is restored, immunity is strengthened, the body's resistance to infections and viruses increases, the composition of the blood, the condition of nails, hair and teeth improves.

Sweets are quite satisfying and tasty, and this is with the absolute absence of sugar and flour.

How to choose and prepare dried fruits

The main ingredients of such a dessert are pieces of prunes, dried apricots, raisins, cranberries, figs, cherries, peaches, dates and other favorite dried fruits. Before preparing dessert, we prepare the main component:

1. Dried fruits are soaked in cold water for 15 minutes and stirred several times;
2. The water is drained, the ingredients are washed first with cold water and then boiled;
3. Bones from drying are removed;
4. At the end, you need to twist the ingredients through a meat grinder.

The easiest recipe

Mix all the pre-prepared and minced drying in a bowl. Moisten your hands with water to prevent the mixture from sticking while cooking.

From the resulting thick, homogeneous mass, form round sweets. Then sprinkle evenly with sesame seeds. Dried fruit sweets can be stored for no more than 3 weeks in the refrigerator.

Do-it-yourself nut-fruit homemade sweets recipe

Components:

1. Dried apricots - 200 g;
2. Raisins - 250 g;
3. Prunes - 250 g;
4. Almond nuts (can be walnuts) - 200 g;
5. Honey (liquid) - 2 tablespoons;
6. Cocoa powder - 40 g;
7. Coconut shavings - 40 g.

The time spent on the manufacture of the product is 55 minutes.

The calorie content of 100 g of this dessert is 370.6 kcal.

Thoroughly mix all the dry fruits and nuts indicated in the recipe, previously passed through a meat grinder, in the dishes for cooking, gradually adding liquid honey to the total mixture.

First, dip your hands in water and then form round sweets from the resulting thick, homogeneous mass. Divide the resulting culinary products equally. Then roll one half of the balls in coconut flakes, and the other in cocoa powder.

Beautifully put sweets from dried fruits and nuts on a dish (you can checkerboard - first a white ball then brown) and place in the refrigerator. Shelf life is three weeks.

Curd sweets "Rafaelki" from dried fruits

Components:

1. Dried apricots - 100 g;
2. Coconut shavings - 5 tablespoons;
3. Milk fine-grained cottage cheese - 200 g;
4. Dark chocolate - 1 bar;
5. Honey (liquid) - 3 tbsp. spoons.

The main time spent on making sweets is 50 minutes.

The calorie content of 100 g of cottage cheese and fruit sweets in chocolate is 411.7 kcal.

These wonderful sweets - "rafaelki" are a very tasty delicacy and also look like a well-known Italian brand. First, beat the cottage cheese in a bowl with a blender until a light, homogeneous mass is formed, gradually adding honey to it.

Pre-washed and dried dried apricots are cut into medium pieces. Now they form the product: one dessert spoon of whipped cottage cheese is laid out on a cutting board and one dessert spoon of whipped cottage cheese is laid out on a cutting board and pressed down a little, giving the shape of a cake.

A piece of dried apricots is placed in the center and a bun is formed from the cake with a stuffing of dry fruit inside. The balls are then rolled in coconut shavings.

Ready curd sweets from dried fruits are left in the refrigerator for an hour and a half, and chilled balls are poured over with melted chocolate. Shelf life in a cold place is no more than five days.

Healthy sweets and nuts in chocolate

Components:

1. Persimmon - 150 g;
2. Raisins -100 g;
3. Dried apricots - 200 g;
4. Dried melon - 150 g;
5. Cranberries (will give the product a sour taste, add to taste) - 150 g;
6. Hazelnuts - 100 g (crushed for subsequent powdering);
7. Dark chocolate - 1 bar;
8. Honey (liquid) - 4 teaspoons.

In total, the entire cooking process will take 50 minutes.

The calorie content of 100 g of such homemade sweets made from dried fruits with nuts is 397.6 kcal.

Dried fruits pre-twisted through a meat grinder are mixed in a bowl, gradually adding liquid honey.

Nuts are crushed separately for subsequent rolling.

With hands pre-moistened in water, neat round balls are formed from the resulting thick, homogeneous mass. Rounds are dipped in chocolate melted in a water bath and then rolled in hazelnut crumbs.

Beautifully laid out the finished product on a dish and put in the refrigerator. Shelf life up to three weeks.

Such energy balls, even in chocolate, are very useful.

It's important to know

In most cases, store-bought dried fruits are treated with sulfur dioxide (otherwise sulfur dioxide). This preservative prolongs the shelf life of soft dried fruits, prevents them from spoiling and browning.

However, at the same time, this gas is toxic to the human body, so the product must be thoroughly soaked and washed with cold water. Sulfur dioxide does not dissolve in hot water.

From the amount of products proposed in the recipe, from 10 to 14 servings are obtained. And the dish comes out very nutritious and high-calorie, so there may be a supply. If you keep this sweetness in the refrigerator for a long time, the fermentation process will begin over time.

Therefore, part of the product can be frozen in the freezer. If you need to prepare a small amount of this culinary product, you can take half of the products indicated in the recipe.

The advantages of these recipes are that you can replace any ingredients and proportions of dried fruits, powders, nuts. Guided by personal preferences and taste, you can add more figs or dried apricots, or you can put dried peach, banana or steamed dried berries.

Nuts can also be replaced with peeled sunflower seeds, cashews, peanuts. Coconut, almond flakes, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, cocoa powder and others are suitable for rolling.

To give a sweet and sour taste, add cranberries or lemon juice. Sometimes sprouted grains, oatmeal are added to the dessert. Any new component changes the taste of the dish and may help you get your favorite recipe.

There is a wide field for your imagination and experiment, try it and surprise your relatives and friends with your new products!

Dried fruit sweets are an ideal product and healthy food for the whole family, and especially for our little sweet tooth - children. Desserts in chocolate, in coconut, almond flakes, "rafaelki" with cottage cheese are suitable not only for tea drinking with the family, but also wonderfully decorate the festive table.

Once you try a delicacy, you will love it forever, and it will become the most popular dessert!