Karotenia (greek Carrot Truffles)

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb generous medium carrot, peeled
• 1 cup superfine sugar (caster)
• 1 large lemon, finely grated zest of
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/3-3 2/3 cups dried unsweetened coconut

Recipe

• 1 parboil the whole carrots for about 20 minutes, then remove from heat, drain, let cool, and grate them coarsely.
• 2 combine the grated carrots, sugar and lemon zest in a saucepan. cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 20 minutes.
• 3 remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. add the vanilla and half the coconut. mix well. allow mixture to cool completely, then chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• 4 after chilling, try to roll a bit of the mixture into a ball. if the ball doesn't hold it's shape, add more coconut until mixture will hold it's shape once rolled.
• 5 roll mixture into about 36 truffles, then place rolled truffles in petit four cases.
• 6 store truffles in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to serve.