Name: Sweet snowballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Makes 16
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 400g white chocolate broken into pieces; 100g rich tea biscuit; 50g white Malteser; 50g mini marshmallow; 50g dried cranberries; 50g cake crumbs (we used shop-bought Madeira cake); 3 tbsp golden syrup; 100g desiccated coconut; edible glitter (optional)

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Sweet snowballs

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Makes 16

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Plus chilling

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An alternative to truffles, these chocolatey bitesize treats contain Maltesers, coconut, marshmallow, cranberries and rich tea biscuits - perfect for making with kids

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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400g white chocolate

broken into pieces
100g rich tea biscuit
50g white Malteser
50g mini marshmallow
50g dried cranberries
50g cake

crumbs (we used shop-bought Madeira cake)
3 tbsp golden syrup
100g desiccated coconut
edible glitter

(optional)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal257
fat14g
saturates9g
carbs30g
sugars25g
fibre1g
protein3g
salt0.2g

low

Method

step 1

Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Meanwhile, crush the biscuits and Maltesers in a large bowl with a rolling pin.
step 2

Add mini marshmallows, dried cranberries and cake crumbs, then the chocolate and golden syrup. Mix well. Tip desiccated coconut onto a plate. Drop large spoonfuls of mixture onto the plate, then roll them around, coating in coconut and shaping into balls. Place on a baking tray and chill for 30 mins before serving. Sprinkle with edible glitter if you like.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2012

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