Contributed By: myonlinecookbook
Eating Well: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/angel_delights.html
Frances Van Vynckt, 78, combined dates, toasted rice cereal and coconut into an easy no-bake treat that won EatingWell's 2008 cookie contest.
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Total Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
Actual Cooking Time: Less than 15 minutes
Number of Servings: More than 10
Origin: American
Special Features: Kids Love It
Kids can help make it
Make Ahead
Meal Type: Dessert
Ingredients
1/4 cup Unsalted butter
1 cup Sugar
1 1/2 cups Chopped pitted dates, (8 ounces)
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 cups Toasted rice cereal, such as Rice Krispies
1 cup Shredded coconut
Preparation
1. Combine butter, sugar and dates in a large saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until the butter is melted, the sugar is no longer white and the dates are mostly melted, 8 to 15 minutes. The mixture should be a shiny, brown sticky mass. Remove from the heat.
2. Add salt, vanilla, cereal and coconut; stir well to combine.
3. When cool enough to handle, squeeze and roll the mixture into 1-inch balls. Place on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until chilled.
Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
Cook's Notes
These are so good and so pretty. Perfect for a cookie exchange! You'll want to make more than one batch at a time!!! I sometimes find that I have to increase the amount of dates by up to 50% or else I end up with all sorts of leftover rice-coconut mixture and the date balls are too dry.
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