Crisp Rice Date Nut Balls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 pinch salt
• 8 ounces dates, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups crisp rice cereal
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in sauce pan, combine sugar, margarine, salt and dates.
• 2 allow to boil for five minutes, stirring constantly.
• 3 remove from heat, add vanilla.
• 4 fold in crisp rice cereal and nuts.
• 5 while warm, roll into balls and let dry on waxed paper or racks.
• 6 to make balls, butter hand well and keep buttering while you work.
• 7 when cold, roll into confectioners sugar.