This recipe will make your Passover week! It is delicious with milk for breakfast, and a healthy snack for school or work.
Ingredients
3 cups matzah farfel
2/3 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup sweetened or unsweetened coconut
2/3 cup pecans, broken into large pieces
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
6 tablespoons unsalted butter or pareve kosher for Passover margarine
1/3 cup wildflower or clover honey
1 1/2 cups chopped dried mixed fruit of your choice including raisins or 7-ounce bag of dried fruit pieces
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Combine the farfel, almonds, coconut, pecans, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a 3-quart mixing bowl.
- Melt the butter and honey in a small glass bowl in a microwave for 1 minute until butter is melted and honey is more fluid.
- Stir the butter mixture into the farfel mixture until all farfel is lightly coated with the butter.
- Spread the mixture over a large jelly roll pan with 1-inch sides and bake for 15 minutes until deep golden brown. Halfway through baking, stir to brown evenly.
- Remove from oven. Cool completely and toss with the dried fruit.
- When totally cooled, store in a ziplock bag or airtight storage container for all eight days of Passover—if it lasts that long!
Additional Notes
- To prevent burning, never pre-roast nuts if they will be baked in the oven.
- This recipe can be made with old-fashioned oatmeal when Passover ends.
- Salt should always be added in a small quantity to a sweet mixture to bring out the flavors of the individual foods but not lend a salty taste to the dish.
- If making ahead, leave out fruit until the day you want to use it so farfel doesn’t get soggy.
