Coconut-Date Rice Krispies Balls

Name: Coconut-Date Rice Krispies Balls
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons (1 stick), unsalted butter; 3/4 cup (5¼ ounces/149 grams), sugar; 1 cup, chopped dates; 1 large, egg, lightly beaten; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2 cups, Rice Krispies cereal; 3/4 cup, pecans, toasted and chopped; 1 1/2 cups (4½ ounces/128 grams), sweetened shredded coconut, lightly toasted

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2010

A quick treat that only requires about five minutes of cooking. We were sold.

SERVES Makes about 3 dozen

TIME 1 hour

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