Alright, if the cheeky name wasn’t obvious enough – today’s recipe is a healthy snack take on one of our favorite prior treats. Figs are one of Stacy’s favorite fruits, but their season is so short-lived, this dried-fruit version means we can snack with that delicious flavor all year long. This recipe is our version of a date ball, but made mostly of figs. Obvious similar sounding Nabisco cookie aside, we call them fig neutrons after neutron stars because they’re clearly exactly the same. Like the astronomical feature, they’re dense, composed mainly of dried fruits, and definitely the remains of a collapsed star after a supernova or a trip through a food processor. We decided to embark on a date ball project with some delicious figs after finding the Smyrna figs are super soft and tasty. These are the brownish-yellow figs as opposed to the dark mission figs you see most often. They’re honestly the best figs we’ve ever found. We added a couple of pantry staples to the mix, namely dates, walnuts, and dried coconut, and pulsed until combined. Then all that’s left is the rolling! Not only is this a simple snack to make, but your kids will […]
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