Charoset Around the World
American Nouveau Charoset
Introductions:
16 ounces fresh strawberries
8 ounces dried cranberries
8 ounces dried cherries
¼ - 1/3 cup honey
2 teaspoons cinnamon
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Directions:
Remove leaves from strawberries. Slice, and then chop into small pieces. Put into a large bowl. Add cherries and cranberries to bowl. Sprinkle in cinnamon and stir with a wooden spoon. Spray the inside of a measuring cup with cooking oil spray. Add honey to measuring cup. Using a spatula, pour the honey into the bowl. The honey should slide right out because of the oil sprayed into the measuring cup. Mix all of the ingredients together. Cover bow and refrigerate at least one hour bStylesefore serving. The juice of the strawberries will break down and create a nice sweet sticky mixture.
This is a different and delicious twist on Charoset. Try it at your seder!
Italian Pear Charoset
Introduction:
1 cup ground almond meal
1 cup dried figs, finely chopped
2 cups finely diced just-ripe unpeeled pears
½ cup peeled, finely diced, crisp and slightly tart apple (Granny Smith)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons Grape Juice or Passover sweet wine
Zest and juice of half a lemon
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Directions:
In a bowl, lightly toss the almond meal, figs, pears and apple. Add the cinnamon, honey, wine, lemon zest and juice. Toss lightly to blend well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Adapted from the New York Time
Moroccan Charoset Truffles
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups pitted dates
1 1/2 cups dried apricots
1/2 cup golden raisins
3/4 cup ground almond meal
2 tbsp honey
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
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Directions:
Cut dates and apricots into smaller pieces. Place dates, apricots, raisins, almond meal, and honey and place in a blender or food processor. Pulse for about 2 minutes until the mixture is smooth but still has texture. You may need to break up the sticky mixture a few times if it collects in a ball in the processor. In a bowl, mix together the sugar and the cinnamon. Form date mixture into balls that are about ¾ inch in diameter. The balls will be sticky and soft. It will be easier to shape them if you wet your hands slightly. Dry your hands before you roll them in cinnamon and sugar. Dip the balls in the cinnamon sugar and coat thoroughly, and re-roll between your palms to smooth out any rough edges. Keep covered in refrigerator before serving.
Adapted from Tori Avey
Not Your Traditional Eastern European Charoset
Ingredients:
Dried Apricots
Dried Blueberries
Dried Cranberries
Dried Cherries
Golden raisins
6 peeled and grated Granny Smith Apples
Grape juice (about 8 oz)
Cinnamon
*I use close to a full bag of apricots and a full bag of a mixture of the other fruits
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Directions:
Cut apricots and cherries into smaller pieces, so that they are similar in size to the other fruit. Place all fruit in large bowl. Pour in enough grape juice to almost cover the fruit. Shake cinnamon on top. Use liberally. Stir all ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge overnight. The next day, stir again and enjoy!
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