This candy is free of processed sugar, vegan, gluten-free and delicious! I need to give credit for the recipe — I got it from Judy, and Judy got it from Lisa. I have no idea where it came from before that.
The main portion of the candy requires only four ingredients.
1 cup dried pineapple
1 cup golden raisin
3/4 cup raw cashews
1/8 teaspoon lemon extract
Place those ingredients in a food processor fitted with the chopping blade and run until the ingredients form a soft ball.
This is the most difficult part of the whole recipe, roll the dough into small balls (mine were about the diameter of a nickel — maybe even a little less). The dough is very sticky which is why this is the hardest step. Roll the balls in shredded coconut (ground nuts might be a good alternative).
I placed the completed candy on waxed paper. You can chill them at this point, but I didn’t bother. They don’t last long!
Everyone liked them, even Jesse who isn’t fond of lemon. Guy said the pineapple flavor came through most for him. I have the ingredients sitting here, maybe it is time to make another batch.
