Date Balls

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package chopped pitted dates
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 3 cups crispy rice cereal
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, or as needed

Directions

Cook and stir dates, sugar, and margarine in a large saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves; remove from heat. Fold crispy rice cereal, pecans, and vanilla extract into the date mixture until evenly mixed.

Grease your hands with margarine. Roll date mixture into 1-inch balls.

Spread confectioners' sugar into a shallow dish; roll date balls in confectioners' sugar to coat.