Favourite Christmas Recipes

Stuffed Dates

Ingredients:

Marzipan (or almond paste)
Dates
Almond Flakes
A Little Sugar
Green food colouring (optional)

Putting it together:

If using food colouring, divide the marzipan in half and a little food colouring. Take care not to make the marzipan too wet. Leave the other half of the marzipan as it is.

Make a small slit along the length of each date and remove the stone. Fill the cavity with a small piece of marzipan.

Roll the stuffed date sugar and then decorate with a flaked almond.

Place the stuffed dates in sweet cases and store in a tin until required.

Recipe sent in by Heather, Invercargill