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.
Prep
16 min
Cook
29 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1
, 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
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
Roll date mixture into 1-inch balls using lightly greased hands; allow balls to cool.
3
Spread confectioners' sugar into a shallow dish; roll date balls in confectioners' sugar to coat.
Nutrition per serving
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