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
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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.
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Roll date mixture into 1-inch balls using lightly greased hands; allow balls to cool.
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3
Spread confectioners' sugar into a shallow dish; roll date balls in confectioners' sugar to coat.
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