{"id":9479,"date":"2020-10-15T14:05:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T19:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gw.finelimedesigns.com\/2012\/12\/sparkly-sugar-plums-for-christmas-3\/"},"modified":"2020-10-15T14:05:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T19:05:37","slug":"sparkly-sugar-plums-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/sparkly-sugar-plums-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugar Plums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sugar plums are some of the most iconic Christmas desserts and yet most people have never had them. What is a sugar plum, and how do you make one? Here’s what you need to know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You have probably heard ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas<\/a> several hundred times, but if you are like me, you may not have stopped to find out just what a sugar plum is after hearing the verse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I always assumed that this referred to a dessert recipe made with sugared and baked plums, but I was wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

What are Sugar Plums?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It turns out that the traditional candies had nothing to do with plums<\/strong>. They were seeds (often coriander) coated with layer upon layer of melted sugar. At some point, the term came to represent all manner of sweet things. (To learn more, read the Atlantic article entitled Sugar Plums: They Are Not What You Think They Are<\/a> by Samira Kawash)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, this dessert is something else entirely. A modern version like mine is a no-bake dessert made by rolling up balls of dried fruit, nuts, honey, and spices in sugar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They could be called healthy – before you roll them in sugar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This dessert tastes more like energy bars than cookies<\/strong>, which is actually a good thing around Christmas time when we are bombarded with sweet after sweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For my recipe, you’ll need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n