We love these quaint date balls, they’ve an exquisite style and they’re the proper vacation deal with.
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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
I like the sweetness of this recipe, they aren’t overly candy however have a particular brown sugar style! With the pecans and the dates it has an awesome 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 lightweight dusting if you happen to like.
🍴KEY INGREDIENT
It would be best to use actual dates, not ones which have the masking on them for snacking. You want the dates to have the pure stickiness for them to work properly on this recipe. We made these by hand chopping all of the components however a meals processer would work very properly.
⭐TIP
We discover that making these balls smaller is the important thing to them sticking collectively properly. We additionally maintain 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Outdated Common Date Balls
These date balls are simple to make and are scrumptious. Welcome boost to any vacation gathering.
- 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
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In a saucepan over medium low warmth, prepare dinner butter, sugar, an dates till the sugar has totally dissolved.
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Ensure that the dates and pecans are chopped very tremendous – you should use a meals processor if you happen to want, it should make this simpler.
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Take away from warmth and stir within the vanilla extract, pecans, and cereal. Mix every thing then let the combination cool for a number of minutes.
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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.
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Roll them in powdered sugar and retailer in an hermetic container within the fridge.
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