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 don’t seem to be overly candy however have a particular brown sugar style! With the pecans and the dates it has an incredible taste and one which goes nice with the vacation season. We like to actually cowl these in powdered sugar however you are able to do a light-weight dusting in the event you like.
🍴KEY INGREDIENT
You’ll want to use actual dates, not ones which have the overlaying 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 substances 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 hold them within the fridge as they’re so good chilly.
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STORING & SERVING SIZE
We retailer these within the fridge and so they make about 3.5 dozen.
Outdated Usual Date Balls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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Be sure that the dates and pecans are chopped very high quality – you need to use a meals processor in the event you want, it can 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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