Date Balls recipe

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Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package chopped pitted dates
1 cup white sugar
½ cup margarine
3 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Nutrition Info

146.3 calories
carbohydrate: 21.5 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 7.1 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 0.9 g
saturatedFat: 0.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 70.7 mg
sugar: 17.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cook and stir dates, sugar, and margarine in a large saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves, remove from heat. Fold crispy rice cereal, pecans, and vanilla extract into the date mixture until evenly mixed.

  2. Grease your hands with margarine. Roll date mixture into 1-inch balls.

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

Recipe Yield

2 dozen cookies

Recipe Note

A holiday tradition. My mother made these date balls every year at Christmas time. They may be stored in a plastic or glass container. If the weather is warm, keep them in the refrigerator. Make sure balls are cooled thoroughly before storing.

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