Authentic My Sugar Plums

[Albert Sailhorst]

Sugar Plums

1/2 cup dried figs, chopped
1/2 cup dried dates, chopped
1/2 cup raisins or dried cherries
1/2 cup toasted almonds or walnuts
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves (combined)
1/2 cup granulated sugar (for rolling)

1. Combine chopped fruits and nuts in a food processor and pulse until finely ground.
2. Add honey and spices to the mixture and pulse until it holds together.
3. Scoop out about 1 tbsp of mixture and roll into a ball.
4. Roll each ball in granulated sugar to coat.
5. Place on a tray and chill for 30 minutes before serving.

Freshly made and ready to dance in your head!

 

[donna]

They look delicious. Merry Christmas.

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

They look delicious. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas!
I may try to make your Stuffed Date recipe tomorrow! Thanks for sharing it!

 

[JOHN42768]

I'll bet you can't eat just one

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Thank you for explaining what a sugar plum actually is !

While most of us grew up with "Twas the night before Christmas" ... most kids down here didn't know what a sugar plum was.

We always looked forward to a fresh batch of pecan pralines along with a plethora of other homemade candies.

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

Thank you for explaining what a sugar plum actually is !

While most of us grew up with "Twas the night before Christmas" ... most kids down here didn't know what a sugar plum was.

We always looked forward to a fresh batch of pecan pralines along with a plethora of other homemade candies.

I am 60years old, and every Christmas Eve, my Dad read "The Night Before Christmas" to us kids evn into my 20's (as I was the oldest).
My Son is now 24 years old and has moved out. I read that book to him all his life.
Last night, I was thinking that, after 60 years of living and much experience with that book, I'd NEVER eaten a Sugar Plum!
SO, I decided to make some!
Merry Christmas!

 

[lupaglupa]

This does sound delicious. But shouldn't sugarplums have plums, i.e. prunes, in them?

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

This does sound delicious. But shouldn't sugarplums have plums, i.e. prunes, in them?

Excellent question!
This is what Wikepedia tells me:
"Sugar plums do not contain actual plums. The name "sugar plum" comes from their small, round shape, which resembles a plum. Traditionally, sugar plums are made from hard candy, often consisting of a central seed or nut coated in layers of sugar, rather than being made from dried plums."

 

[major bill]

Suger plums pre date the Civil War so I would guess some or many Civil War soldiers would have known what they were.

Dance of the Suger Plum Fairy is a post Civil War thing from the 1890s. Today the Nutcracker is a common Christmas tradition for many.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Sugar plums do not contain actual plums.

So ... does "figgy pudding" contain figs ?

Sorry.
I couldn't resist.