Sunday’s Crazy Ingredient Is: Dates

Dates is our main ingredient today!!! Who would ever think that dates and coconut will go together but they do.

Coconut- Date Balls Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup dates (chopped)
  • 2 tsp vanilla flavoring
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 3 cups rice crispy cereal
  • 1 cup flaked coconut

Directions:

  1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the eggs, sugar and dates. 
  2. Bring mixture to a boil, stir occasionally and boil for about 4-5 minutes.
  3. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla. 
  4. Add in the rice crispy cereal. 
  5. To make the balls, butter your hands and roll into walnut size balls.
  6. Roll the balls in the coconut. 

Serve! Kali Orexi!

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