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Dried Fruit Nougats

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For Kill Bill, Uma Thurman had 10 weeks to lose 50 post-baby pounds. "I was being trained from every angle. Nine to five, five days a week. Every part of me hurt," she says. Easier to take: no-deprivation diet changes that Jackie Keller, founder of L.A. food-delivery service NutriFit, masterminded. Her dried-fruit nougats satisfied Thurman's chocolate yen.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 36 nougats

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups dried figs
2 1/2 cups dried fruit (apples, apricots, pears, prunes)
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp orange juice
1/2 cup cocoa powder

Preparation

  1. Combine all dried fruits in a food processor until almost pastelike. Mix in honey, juice, and cocoa. Cover. Refrigerate until chilled. Roll into 36 1 1/4-inch balls.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutritional analysis per nougat: 50 calories
less than 1 g fat
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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