Struffoli recipe: How to make the Italian honey balls holiday dessert by Caroline Manzo
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Caroline Manzo is joined by Stuart O'Keeffe and Amy Phillips to make an Italian holiday favorite - struffoli! For those unfamiliar, they're basically sweet cookie balls drizzled with honey and topped with sprinkles (known as Italian honey balls to many). Your grandmother's style may vary, but struffoli comes in all shapes and sizes - in tins, as a tower, spread across a plate, with orange juice (like Caroline's recipe). They're delicious - and easy to make.
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THE RECIPE:
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
1/2 stick melted butter (4 tablespoons)
Juice of 1/2 orange
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
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Honey
Candied sprinkles
CRISCO all vegetable shortening
-Mix together eggs, butter, juice, sugar, and vanilla until well combined.
-Add flour and baking powder to form soft dough
-Sprinkle some flour on to flat surface and roll dough into 1/ 2 inch wide ropes, then cut into small pieces (about 1 inch each )
-Fry in hot oil (In a deep fryer like the video or put CRISCO all vegetable shortening in a pot and fry in that (get it to about 350 degrees) until golden brown - put aside
-Warm honey for about three minutes over medium heat so it gets “looser” - pour honey over struffoli, add sprinkles and serve.
🎄🎄🎄 Happy holidays everyone! Thank you again for your support, comments, and generally being part of the community here! 🎄🎄🎄
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This brought me to tears. I just lost my momma and I remember her making this Christmas and Easter every year. Miss her so much 💜
This was hysterical! Such fun guests! 😂
I’ve had the worst week ( my job of 8 years is coming to an end)and I’ve been drowning in my sorrows .. seeing this made me smile and cackle so thank you so much 😅 I wish this was a 2 hour show
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that, keep your head up, everything happens for a reason. I’m happy we were able to make you smile. All the best. ❤
@deliciousrestaurantquality2804
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Just look at it as not losing your job, but an opportunity to open a new door a bigger door a better door for you merry Christmas from West Virginia
@deliciousrestaurantquality2804
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Happy Holidays, When I watch her shows I feel like I’m having a Christmas cook experience with her at her house it’s like I’m there
@deliciousrestaurantquality2804
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Have you tried the Jobs at home where you work and it’s totally remote you don’t even have to go in anywhere? There’s all kinds of advertisements and people with videos on KZread!
Ms Caroline! I think that you underestimate how loved and missed by your fans you are!! Of course they would invite you to Bravocon!! You were one of the OG NJ housewives but quite possibly the only sane HW on Bravo lol. I obviously watched the show when it was on originally but some of the things you said and wrote in your book stuck with me and I am grateful for you and your wisdom. You always put your family first and that’s how I live my life. Have a wonderful and safe Christmas holiday and enjoy every second of it xoxo
I just made a batch yesterday for Christmas! My grandma’s recipe is 2 eggs for every cup of flour. That’s it. I started adding a little vanilla, orange zest, couple of tablespoons of sugar and a little cinnamon (everything by eye). I make my dough on my dad’s board (pasta, bread, whatever, it’s probably more than 60 yrs old) just like pasta dough, we’ll of flour, liquids in the middle mix all by hand. Old, old school like my grandma (I’m 70!) so you can figure how old. I also add chopped chocolate and chopped almonds with the honey, fantastic! Merry Christmas!
OMG You Made My Day!!! I Miss You On The Show! I'm So Glad That I Can See You On Here! You're The Best
Caroline, my favorite OG. Housewives today can't compare. I'm enjoying seeing you in your element and looking forward to learning from you. My SO is Italian and I like making him things that i normally would never think of. A+ content by Manzo productions.
@CarolineManzoMedia
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Thank you so much!! Means the world to me, much more to come !
Dearest Caroline just love watching you. You are just so real and so funny. Could watch you and your family for hours. By the way the recipes are good too. Hope you have the happiest of holidays. I know you will enjoy your granddaughter. Grandchildren are the best. I have 5 and they are my joy.
I miss my Manzo's your fun. loving crazy family antics I hope you guys come back ti TV
Absolutely loved this longer episode. This series makes me so happy. ❤
omg......this was a riot of an episode!!! I keep watching and peeing my pants. You guy's are sipping and laughing and cooking and it's a blast.
Caroline Laurita Manzo, you are doing awesome work as an entrepreneur, cook, author, family woman. You inspire many women and men, myself included. I think adopting some of your philosophy into one's own life can carry them a long way. By the way, this delicacy looks great. I've seen you and your brother Jaime make this before. I think I will try it next Christmas.
Hysterical, Caroline I am loving you in the kitchen, & with your guests. Such laughter & fun. Makes me happy. I love you.❤️
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! We are having so much fun, much more to come!
Thank you Caroline💕🎄
Love this channel, watched them all, and this was my favorite episode. Love this family.
So great! Thanks
adorable, all of y’all!!!
Love Amy and Stu!!
I love watching your videos! the laughter and the love! Wonderful! Keep up the great job!
What a fun video! You 3 should do more of these. Merry Christmas to you all!
Grew up eating struffoli I'm teaching my grandson how to make them know ❤ Buon Natale Carolina
Such fun! Absolutely going to make this and celebrate life. “Life is for living”! Omgeeee. Have I missed Caroline and daily. ❤😂🎉
This was the best!! Buon Natale to you Caroline and to all your family!!
I was beyond excited to see this video Caroline! My grandma made these every New Years Eve! She is 100 now and I sure miss our cooking time together! I need to give these balls of fabulousness a try!
This brought back memories. We use to make something similar with my grandma at Christmas callled pingulata. Dough balls honey chocolate chips and almonds. The whole family would get together and roll the dough and cut ( it has to be the correct size or grandma would make us do it all over again) well wishes to you and your family. God bless❤
Definitely want to make these! They look so easy. Extra special having the lovely Chef Stu and incredibly funny Amy joining you! Hope they come again!❤️❤️
@CarolineManzoMedia
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So easy and so good! So great to have Stu and Amy join me, we had so much fun!
I will be trying this ❤
This was so fun and amazing 👏 😍
This looks delicious and easy! I can’t wait to make them! Your awesome! Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas 🎄!
I’ve always loved Caroline! Reminds me of my ma, so down to earth 🙏🙏
Omg! Love love love you! 😘 Love your videos so much fun!
So fun! Thank you! Happy Holidays!
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
Same to you! Thank you for watching!
My daughter had her last baby and she named her Carolina! She had her tubes tied, Carolina was her 6th and last! 😊❤️🙏🏻
I am so excited about your channel.I love KZread for recipes but the fact that it's you is super exciting. I am a huge fan. Fellow Italian. Fugedda Bouddit
Love you cooking! Do more!
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
Will do!! So much more to come! Thank you so much!
Im looking at you from England Caroline and am loving watching you cooking with your friends...especially a little buzzed! 🤣❤
Yes these look so good ❤😊
@With_loveandmore
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I never knew I needed a built in deep fryer until now 😮❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Very yummy my friend😊
So many memories coming back to me watching you make these. My Grandmother used to make them as well!! Merry Christmas to you and the family!
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
That’s why we do it, to preserve the memories. ❤ Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Caroline I needed something to make for my husband's family Christmas dinner and this is it. Pictures to come. Thankyou so much
@CarolineManzoMedia
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You are so welcome! This makes me so happy!
My family and I look forward to making stuffoli each year. It's a staple in our house.
Yum! We call these Pignolata
I would love for you to write a cookbook. I'm loving your videos.
Well This is fun!!
Damn Mr O'keeffe! My mouth is watering! Love Caroline!
@CarolineManzoMedia
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He’s pretty, isn’t he?!
This brought me back to my childhood. Our next door neighbor Rosa made them for me because she knew they were my favorite. I called them honey balls. 🍯
That was very informative and hilarious🤣 ... Merry Christmas and Happy new year!❤️🎄🎉
@CarolineManzoMedia
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Same to you! So glad you enjoyed!
I have been making this recipe since you did it with your brother many years back!
Merry Christmas 🤶 🎄
Another slam dunk Caroline
Love your Mackenzie Childs collection ♥️
congratulations on your new channel! just watched all episodes….loving it! Any eggplants recipes?❤
So fun and hilarious 😂
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
We had a great time, thank you so much!!
Caroline see you makes me so happy because your recipes are the same as my Nana and Caroline it’s very hard for me at this time of year I lost my brother in 2004 and then my husband was a 911 or first responder he died December 27 of 2014 so when I see you cooking and doing like I used to with my family and now my family yes got bigger because I have four grandchildren and when I see you cooking with your family it brings back such memories and I love watching you I wish you would come back to the housewives cause there’s some people that I would love for you to put in place and I would be by your side helping you cause I am so much like you. Merry Christmas to you and your family and everybody who watches Caroline Cook. ❤🙏🎄
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Denise, so sorry for your losses, I truly believe they are always with us. Enjoy your grand babies and savor the memories. ❤
@denisemakarius3963
Жыл бұрын
Caroline please come back to the house . Love your family but Teresa not to be a Debbie downer because on an interview and she was not very nice speaking about you anyway God bless you and your family because you are a very strong woman and that’s me so keep on cooking because I enjoy seeing that smile you’re loving family and you having a drink like everybody else cause it’s 5 o’clock somewhere I really truly love you I think you’re one of the best of jersey merry Christmas❤️🎄
Love her she's awesome
My mother was Italian and I can remember she would make this dish with pasta and walnuts and maybe anchovies? Does that sound familiar? Also she would make this incredible meat pie… I miss her and her dinner dishes so much…. Love you and you look fabulous!!!
That was alot of fun to watch. Really surprised that struffoli is easier to make than I thought.
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
Super easy and delicious!
So glad your channel popped up, love the look. Can you share what brand those red glasses are?
Enjoyed the video, the recipe, and your two guests. Best Christmas wishes from this Jersey Girl (now in Florida where it's 77 degrees today) to you and the Manzo/Laurita family! 🎅🙏💖🌲.
@CarolineManzoMedia
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Happy holidays! I’m jealous!
My mother made these every Christmas same way. I remember it was time consuming to make. 👍
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
So easy ! Give it a try!
I love your show. I wish you would do more cooking shows....
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
More to come! Trying lots of new things in the new year!
"We're a little buzzed, it's okay" ... LOL You bet it is
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
Just a little….😊 lol
Ok, I’ll put it on the list ! I have a good recipe somewhere, I just need to find it !
So much fun! My mom made them also. I seem to remember them at Easter time. I like to make sfingi also. Do you make them Caroline? Many folks think of zeppole but sfingi is delicious with the ricotta. A very Merry Christmas to you & yours.
2:31 I would feel the same way....was hoping they would start throwing "Christmas" ham at each other! LOVED the ham game🥰😂
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
NO HAM!!!!! 😂
This was wonderful! Keep it up. Those impressions were spot on too! Caroline, I’ll say it again you look marvelous! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! We had so much fun!
Hi Caroline, really enjoyed this video. Love the recipe, being Italian my family has made this for many years. Do you make Sfingi? That is our Christmas delight. Thank you for your channel. Look forward to each one. Merry Christmas Manzo family, love ya🎄🎁🍷💕🙋♀️
@CarolineManzoMedia
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Yes I do!
In my humble opinion hand mixing = Love ingredient and you burn a few calories to eat the deliciousness of all the hard work
well this is my type of cooking……. drinking & cooking they are my best meals 😂 Thank you from me to you keep cooking. now my challenge is that I am from the Uk and Tiramisu is my favourite, favourite food and when I cook it we call it the “terriblesue” 😂😂😂 so please pretty please show me how ❤️ x thanks Helen
How do you store them for the next day? Fridge or shelf? Love your channel.,
Caroline, you will NEVER be a "has been"!!
so fun😂❤️🙏🍾🥂👩🍳‼️
@CarolineManzoMedia
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Thank you! We had a blast 😂
❤
@CarolineManzoMedia
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😊
Rhonj impressions😂😂
Can you make biscotti? And do u make it in old fashion ice cube trays?
i was roaring out loud and i dont even watch vicky. sounded. like she was cackling and crowing like a chicken in the end. the teresa one sounded more like fran dresher though. someone should have given her a wooden cutting board to flip or something. hilarious!!!!
I ate so much of this one holiday, I can't even look at it. Carolyn, can you make Italian cookies?
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
Sure! I’ll Put it on the list!
Chris filming ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Her impressions were really bad in this video, but On television and radio she nails it.
Good Food Caroline! You are so sweet! 😊🥰🙏🏻 1:57
I’m confused what it is tho if it’s not a donut like thing?
Okay I know all Italians call this Christmas dessert by different names and have different techniques. Your recipe seems wonderful too, but trust me, you're missing a CRUCIAL step by not adding at least a half cup of sugar in to boil with the honey before you coat them. The honey sticks to them 1,000 x better and you're not left fishing around for all the honey that sinks to the bottom of the dish. Buon Natale!!!!
Is that butter salted or unsalted? Baking... so I am assuming unsalted
@CarolineManzoMedia
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Unsalted !
Not sure who your guests are BUT that Irish accent...whoa... ;)
@CarolineManzoMedia
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He’s adorable!
I do my grammas things just like she did.
Thank you for posting!!!! Uhm excuse me...what are you drinking???
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
Vesper martini! I’ll make it for the channel!
Did Nona just give a sopapilla recipe an Italian name?
😂😂😂😂😂
@CarolineManzoMedia
Жыл бұрын
So fun!
Great video! We love and miss Caroline on the house wives. Teresa is a horrible person. Just saying 😌
I have been so upset with you for years because you won’t give us your dad’s olive sauce! Why would you put it on the show and teasers with that and I have tried to make it without having a clue what’s in it. It made some of the nasty stuff I’ve ever tasted. If you’re gonna put a recipe on television and tell us about the dish give us the dang recipe Caroline
OMG! My sweet Nona use to make this at Christmas time! She passed many years ago and we haven’t had it since.🥲
@CarolineManzoMedia
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Make them! So easy!