Best Date Balls
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
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8 tablespoons butter
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8 ounces dates, pitted and chopped
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3/4 cup white sugar
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2 egg yolks
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1 cup crisp rice cereal
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1 cup chopped pecans
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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.