Apple-Coconut Bites

American Cuisine

Ingredient:
- 4 Red Apples, peeled, cored and grated.
- 1 cup of water.
-2  cups of sugar.
- Orange, the zest and the juice.
- ½ cup of chopped almonds.
-1  cup of unsweetened coconut flakes.
-1  tsp ground cinnamon.

Directions:
- In a 2 quart saucepan bring together the water and the sugar and bring to a boil.
- Cook for a minute longer and add in the grated apples.
- Mix in the orange zest, orange juice and the chopped nuts.
- Continue to cook over medium heat until the syrup has been absorbed by the apple mixture. This might take around 20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let the mixture cool down a bit before putting it in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
- In the meantime, mix together the coconut and cinnamon, and put in a shallow dish.
- Pinch off a bit of the apple mixture and shape into balls by rolling between the palms of your hands, you can use powder-free vinyl or latex gloves.
- Put the apple bites into the coconut mixture and roll around until coated.
- Place all the apple bites into a plastic container, cover, and allow setting in the freezer for 2 hours, or putting them in the refrigerator overnight.