• ½ c red wine
• 3-4 tbsp sugar (to taste)
• 2 cups of cherries
• 1 tsp cornflour

Place the red wine and sugar in a saucepan and bring to the boil.  Stir to dissolve the sugar.  Add the cherries and poach until softened and warmed through.  Mix the cornflour in a little water to make a paste and add to the cherries stirring through, heating gently until the mixture has thickened.

• ½ c good quality dried apricots
• ½ c peanuts or walnuts
• ½ c sunflower seeds or almonds
• ½ c pitted dates
• ½ c seedless raisins
• 1 tbsp skim milk powder
• 2 tbsp lemon juice (approx.)
• 1 tbsp honey
• ½ c desiccated coconut, plus about ¼ for rolling

Put the fruit and nuts into the food processor and chop in batches.  Mix with the skim milk powder, lemon juice and honey and work in the coconut.  With wet hands shape into balls or logs and roll in a little extra coconut. 

Place in the fridge to firm up.