Pistachio Fruit Balls

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I don't like apricots so subed figs. I used a little almond flavored simple syrup and no alcohol. Added a little orange zest and a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg. Turned out great. Can't wait to try this with other dried fruits.

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I was a little leary of how sweet these might be, but the first time I followed the recipe but left out the liquor. The end product was very tasty but as I had suspected a little too sweet for me. The second time I made them, I substituted dried cranberries for the cherries and the tartiness was just perfect and really went well with the pistachios.
Thanks, Alton, I watch your show all the time!!

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Individually, we enjoy all these dried fruits so we were confident that we'd like this recipe. And we were right. Not only are they nutritious, but delicious as well.

I found them to be easy to make. We bought most of the fruits in bulk at our local warehouse club, but that's because we eat them often anyway. Now I'm able to make a second batch.

Hint: spray your hands with pan-spray before shaping the balls. It'll help with the stickyness.

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It was a lot of work, it made a big mess, and for what it was, it fell short on the taste

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Don't make these, they were an awful sticky mess and too expensive.

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Don't know what that other reviewer was talking about. These were very easy to make, and did get better with time as the fruits melded together. I made them for my inlaws, who are not fond of overly sweet things, and they were gone in 3 days. If the sweetness bothers you, I would suggest swapping out the apricots with dried pears, or cutting down the cherries to half cup, substituting the other half with blueberries.

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I have a lot of experience cooking and love Middle Eastern sweets so I thought this sounded interesting. I should have thought again- it is totally awful. Too sweet and the nuts don't really go with the too sweet fruits,not to mention the liquer you mix it with. In fact it was so gross it almost made me ill. I put it in the frig to see if this improves with some age but I am thinking it won't. The only reason I didnt' throw it out was the high cost of the ingredients. Give me Dave Lieberman- his recipes are always good and they always turn out!

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What an interesting twist to an after-dinner sweet. They had a wonderful and slightly exotic flavor. I did leave out the liquor though, because I wanted my kids to enjoy them. I just added more orange juice to compensate. I also used my food processor as I do not have a food grinder.

Do try these. They didn't last long!