DATE BALLS – OLD FASHIONED RECIPE

We love these old fashioned date balls, they have a wonderful taste and they are the perfect holiday treat.

If you are a fan of old fashioned candy recipes you have to try our recipe for Martha Washington Candy! It’s a classic for a reason.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

I love the sweetness of this recipe, they are not overly sweet but have a definite brown sugar taste! With the pecans and the dates it has a great flavor and one that goes great with the holiday season. We like to really cover these in powdered sugar but you can do a light dusting if you like.

🍴KEY INGREDIENT

You will want to use real dates, not ones that have the covering on them for snacking. You need the dates to have the natural stickiness for them to work well in this recipe. We made these by hand chopping all the ingredients but a food processer would work very well.

⭐TIP

We find that making these balls smaller is the key to them sticking together well. We also keep them in the refrigerator as they are so good cold.

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STORING & SERVING SIZE

We store these in the refrigerator and they make about 3.5 dozen.

Old Fashioned Date Balls

Anne Walkup

These date balls are easy to make and are delicious. Great addition to any holiday gathering.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Course candy

Cuisine American

• 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

• In a saucepan over medium low heat, cook butter, sugar, an dates until the sugar has fully dissolved.

• Make sure the dates and pecans are chopped very fine – you can use a food processor if you need, it will make this easier.

• Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract, pecans, and cereal. Combine everything then let the mixture cool for several minutes.

• Use your hands and form the mixture into 1-inch balls. Place the balls on parchment paper or a baking sheet. Let them sit in the fridge for an hour.

• Roll them in powdered sugar and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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