HAROSETH

Haroseth image

Provided by Marian Burros

Time 1h30m

Yield About 8 cups

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

10 ounces sweetened grated coconut
7 ounces ground almonds
8 ounces mixed dried fruits, coarsely cut
8 ounces raisins
7 ounces dried apricots, coarsely cut
8 ounces dried pears, coarsely cut
2 to 3 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups water, approximately
12 ounces cherry preserves
2/3 cup Malaga wine (or other sweet red wine)

Steps:

Combine coconut, almonds and 1 1/2 cups of water. Stir well and cook over medium heat until mixture begins to thicken.
Stir in all the dried fruits and cinnamon. Continue cooking over medium-low heat, adding additional water as mixture thickens.
After about 45 minutes stir in the cherry preserves. Cook approximately 15 minutes longer, until the coconut has softened and mixture is extremely thick.
Cool about 15 minutes and stir in the wine. The mixture should be moist and thick.
Refrigerate until serving. After the haroseth has been refrigerated it often needs additional wine to remoisten it. Serve at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 308, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 52 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 15 milligrams, Sugar 37 grams, TransFat 0 grams