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


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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
I really 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 a fantastic 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 should you like.
🍴KEY INGREDIENT
You’ll want 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 substances 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Outdated Original Date Balls
These date balls are straightforward 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 high-quality – you should utilize a meals processor should you want, it’s going to make this simpler.
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Take away from warmth and stir within the vanilla extract, pecans, and cereal. Mix every little thing then let the combination cool for a number of minutes.
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Use your arms and type 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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