Date Nut Balls

Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 | cup |
butter
|
|
1 ½ | 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
|
|
¾ | cups |
coconut
sweetened shredded |
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
237 | ml |
butter
|
|
355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
473 | ml |
dates
finely chopped |
|
30 | ml |
milk
|
|
5 | ml |
salt
|
|
2 | large |
eggs
well beaten |
|
15 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
237 | ml |
nuts
chopped |
|
946 | ml |
crisp rice cereal
|
|
177 | ml |
coconut
sweetened shredded |
*
|
Directions
In medium pan, melt butter and sugar.
Add dates and cook until mixture boils.
Remove from heat.
Whisk eggs into milk and stir into hot mixture with salt.
Return to heat and boil 2 minutes.
Remove from heat, add vanilla and nuts (tester used pecans).
Cool completely, then stir in cereal, mixing until well coated.
Shape into 1-inch balls, then roll in coconut.