Date-Apricot Truffles

Ingredients

• 12  almonds salted
• 0.3 cup apricots dried finely chopped
• 1.5 teaspoons honey 
• 1.5 teaspoons juice of lemon 
• 8  medjool dates (2 in. long)
• 1 tablespoon neufchâtel cheese light ( cream)

Equipment

• bowl

Directions

1. Cut 8 Medjool dates (2 in. long) in half lengthwise and discard pits. Finely chop 4 date halves. In a bowl, mix chopped dates with 1/4 cup finely chopped dried apricots, 1 1/2 teaspoons honey, and 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice.
2. Spread 1/4 teaspoon neufchtel (light cream) cheese (1 tablespoon total) in cut side of each date half. Mound apricot mixture equally onto cheese. Push 1 roasted, salted almond (12 total) into each mound.