Date Balls
Medium French

Date Balls

Total Time
45 min
16m prep · 29m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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These date balls are a holiday tradition in our family. My mother made these delicious date balls with pecans and crisped rice cereal every year at Christmas.

Ingredients

  • 1 package pitted dates , 8 ounce
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 0.5 cups butter or margarine
  • 3 cups crispy rice cereal
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cups confectioners' sugar , or as needed

Instructions

  1. 1

    Place dates, sugar, and margarine in a large saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and fold in crispy rice cereal, pecans, and vanilla extract until evenly mixed.

  2. 2

    Roll date mixture into 1-inch balls using lightly greased hands; allow balls to cool.

  3. 3

    Spread confectioners' sugar into a shallow dish; roll date balls in confectioners' sugar to coat.

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