DATE BALLS – OLD FASHIONED RECIPE

We love these quaint date balls, they’ve a beautiful style and they’re the proper vacation deal with.

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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

I really like the sweetness of this recipe, they don’t seem to be overly candy however have a particular brown sugar style! With the pecans and the dates it has an excellent taste and one which goes nice with the vacation season. We like to essentially cowl these in powdered sugar however you are able to do a light-weight dusting should you like.

🍴KEY INGREDIENT

It would be best to use actual dates, not ones which have the protecting on them for snacking. You want the dates to have the pure stickiness for them to work nicely on this recipe. We made these by hand chopping all of the elements however a meals processer would work very nicely.

⭐TIP

We discover that making these balls smaller is the important thing to them sticking collectively nicely. We additionally hold them within the fridge as they’re so good chilly.

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STORING & SERVING SIZE

We retailer these within the fridge they usually make about 3.5 dozen.

Outdated Long-established Date Balls

Anne Walkup

These date balls are straightforward to make and are scrumptious. Welcome boost to any vacation gathering.

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time 1 hour hr

Course sweet

Delicacies American

• ½ cup butter one stick
• ¾ cup white granulated sugar
• 8 ounces pitted dates finely chopped
• 1 cup pecans finely chopped
• 2 cups rice krispies cereal
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Powdered sugar for rolling

• In a saucepan over medium low warmth, prepare dinner butter, sugar, an dates till the sugar has totally dissolved.

• Make certain the dates and pecans are chopped very superb – you need to use a meals processor should you want, it’ll make this simpler.

• Take away from warmth and stir within the vanilla extract, pecans, and cereal. Mix all the things then let the combination cool for a number of minutes.

• Use your fingers and kind the combination into 1-inch balls. Place the balls on parchment paper or a baking sheet. Allow them to sit within the fridge for an hour.

• Roll them in powdered sugar and retailer in an hermetic container within the fridge.

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