Best Date Balls

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

These date balls with chewy dates, crispy rice cereal, and crunchy pecans in every bite, can be rolled in powdered sugar or coconut for a tasty treat!

Ingredients

8 tablespoons butter
8 ounces dates, pitted and chopped
3/4 cup white sugar
2 egg yolks
1 cup crisp rice cereal
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Stir butter, dates, sugar, and egg yolks together in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat.
2 Stir in rice cereal, pecans, and vanilla. Let rest until cool enough to handle, 5 to 10 minutes. Roll cooled mixture into 24 small balls. Roll each ball in confectioners' sugar.