Date-Nut Balls

Name: Date-Nut Balls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 48 servings
Ingredients: 14 tablespoons butter 14 tablespoons butter; 1 cup pitted chopped dates 1 cup pitted chopped dates; 1 cup white sugar 1 cup white sugar; 2 cups crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies®) 2 cups crispy rice cereal (such as rice krispies®); 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup chopped pecans; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Prep: 15 minsCook: 10 mins

Prep

15 mins

Cook

10 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Easy

Gluten-FreeVegetarian

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Ingredients

Servings:

1414 tablespoons butter
11 cup pitted chopped dates
11 cup white sugar
22 cups crispy rice cereal (such as rice krispies®)
11 cup chopped pecans
22 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Instructions

1
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir dates and white sugar in melted butter until thick and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
2
Stir crispy rice cereal and pecans into hot date mixture. Let cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes.
3
Form mixture into small balls with your hands.
4
Pour confectioners' sugar into a resealable plastic bag; add date-nut balls, seal the bag, and lightly shake until well-coated.

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