Date Nut Balls

10 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups dates finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs well beaten
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup nuts chopped
  • 4 cups crisp rice cereal
  • 3/4 cups coconut sweetened shredded

Directions

  1. 1
    In medium pan, melt butter and sugar.
  2. 2
    Add dates and cook until mixture boils.
  3. 3
    Remove from heat.
  4. 4
    Whisk eggs into milk and stir into hot mixture with salt.
  5. 5
    Return to heat and boil 2 minutes.
  6. 6
    Remove from heat, add vanilla and nuts (tester used pecans).
  7. 7
    Cool completely, then stir in cereal, mixing until well coated.
  8. 8
    Shape into 1-inch balls, then roll in coconut.

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