Make Us Your Home Page
Make Us Your Home Page
Bookmark Allrecipes.com
Bookmark This Page
New Users!
Create your FREE Allrecipes.com recipe box
.
Recipes
|
Ingredients
|
Articles
|
More »
Advanced Search
Glossary Search
Collection Search
User Name
Password
Remember me?
Forgot password?
My Profile
My Stuff
Recipes
Budget Cooking
Recipe Exchange
Holidays
Baking
Halloween
More Recipes Like This
Coconut Date Balls
No Bake Date Balls
Date Balls
Buried Treasure Date Bars
Coconut Rum Balls
MORE
Top Related Articles
Perfect Cookies
Cookies for Calorie Counters
Brownies are the Best
Healthy Snacks: Yogurt Parfaits
Decorating Cookies
Perfect Meringues
Cookie Exchange Party
Halloween Cookies
Refrigerator Cookies (Video)
Tips for Cookie and Brownie Mix In a Jar
Related Collections
Coconut Cookies
Date Cookies
Fruit Cookies
No-Bake Cookies
Nut Cookies
Free Membership
Join the Allrecipes Community!
Contests and Sweepstakes
Create a Recipe Box
Sign Up For Newsletters
Manage Emails
Favorite Products
Comparison Shop
TasteBook
Create-A-Cookbook
Cookbooks
Magazines
Cooking In Style Club
Shop
Culinary Schools
Print This Recipe
Full Page
3x5 Card
4x6 Card
Email This Recipe
Coconut Date Balls
SUBMITTED BY:
LANA ENKE
PHOTO BY:
CSAVOY
"A crunchy cookie or candy with a great date taste."
RECIPE RATING:
Read Reviews
(18)
Review/Rate This Recipe
PREP TIME
10 Min
COOK TIME
5 Min
READY IN
25 Min
Original recipe yield 2 dozen
SERVINGS
(
Help
)
Servings
US
METRIC
INGREDIENTS (
Nutrition
)
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup white sugar
1 cup chopped dates
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon butter
3 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup flaked coconut
Add to Recipe Box
My folders:
Add to Shopping List
Add a Personal Note
DIRECTIONS
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the eggs sugar and dates. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla. Mix in crispy rice cereal. Butter hands and roll the mixture into walnut sized balls. Roll the balls in coconut. Serve.
ADVERTISE WITH US
ADVERTISEMENT
REVIEWS
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2003 by tmwarfield
X
Full Review
tmwarfield
Dec. 7, 2003
My mom has made these for years, They are great.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
5 users found this review helpful
My mom has made these for years, They are great.
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Oct. 3, 2006 by
Mom of three
X
Full Review
Mom of three
Oct. 3, 2006
These are exactly like what my mom used to make when I was a child. We mixed it up and rolled some in powdered sugar and chocolate coated some as well. I crave these every year.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
4 users found this review helpful
These are exactly like what my mom used to make when I was a child. We mixed it up and rolled...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2006 by
Christine M
X
Full Review
Christine M
Oct. 24, 2006
Love these! I make these every holiday season to add to my cookie platters. A few times I have "saved" a batch that was over-boiled and became crumbly by stirring in a couple teaspoons of very hot water to reconstitute the mixture. As long as it has not burned that might make it easier to handle.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
3 users found this review helpful
Love these! I make these every holiday season to add to my cookie platters. A few times I...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2006 by
CSAVOY
X
Full Review
CSAVOY
Feb. 9, 2006
I've been making these for years and they are always a huge hit. DO NOT boil longer than 3 minutes or it will turn into a crumbly mess that won't roll together.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
3 users found this review helpful
I've been making these for years and they are always a huge hit. DO NOT boil longer than 3...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by TALLONES
X
Full Review
TALLONES
Dec. 13, 2003
I cooked the mixture for about 3 minutes and they ended up nice and soft. Totally yummy, just as I remembered.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
3 users found this review helpful
I cooked the mixture for about 3 minutes and they ended up nice and soft. Totally yummy, just...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2003 by
Mélissa
X
Full Review
Mélissa
Sep. 12, 2003
These tasted good but they were extemely crunchy --- not at all what I expected. Extra crunch was not from the krispie cereal, either; I thought of that already :) I'll make these again but I will not boil as long, I think the mixture overcooked. Still enjoyed the flavor though. Melissa, Charlotte, NC
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
3 users found this review helpful
These tasted good but they were extemely crunchy --- not at all what I expected. Extra crunch...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2006 by
TUNISIANSWIFE
X
Full Review
TUNISIANSWIFE
Dec. 20, 2006
a really classy take on a rice crispie treat! Loved these. I found that I was not making any headway with the double boiler so just poured the mixture into a teflon coated pan and heated on low til it boiled, stirring constantly with a wire whisk. Nice and soft and found that you don't have to work quickly with these when attempting to roll, as the mixture stays nice and soft and pliable. Rolled in toasted coconut/chopped pecan mixture. I used mahjool dates and hand chopped into large bits. I found that the dates blended into the egg mixture and were not whole chopped in the cookie. That is a great thing for those that stick up their noses at dates. It more or less added a bit of a nutty taste to the mixture. Presents beautifully for the holiday trays, as well. thanks for this wonderful non-chocolate addition to a holiday tray!
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
2 users found this review helpful
a really classy take on a rice crispie treat! Loved these. I found that I was not making any...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by MAE IN WI
X
Full Review
MAE IN WI
Dec. 13, 2003
My mother made this recipe for years and I have done the same for over 20 years. This is an excellent recipe! I agree with the comment regarding cooking it too long - I did this myself one year and had very hard, not chewy Date Balls. I realized my error immediately. Someone had suggested cooking to a "firm" stage - that makes sense to me.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
2 users found this review helpful
My mother made this recipe for years and I have done the same for over 20 years. This is an...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Jan. 7, 2008 by
Cat Jackson
X
Full Review
Cat Jackson
Jan. 7, 2008
I've made SIX batches of these for various friends/family/functions so far this winter, and they've been a huge hit! They're a little sweet for my taste, but I tried making them with less sugar and they didn't hold together as well. I made one batch sans-coconut and just pressed them into a casserole dish like a batch of rice crispies, and my brothers liked them even better that way, which is nice because forming the little balls and rolling them in coconut is really the only time consuming part of this delicious treat. :)
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
1 user found this review helpful
I've made SIX batches of these for various friends/family/functions so far this winter, and...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2007 by
brownie
X
Full Review
brownie
Dec. 18, 2007
Very, very sweet! Also very messy to roll into balls. If you cook the mixture on high heat, you'll scramble the eggs, so make sure you watch it and stir constantly. Very tasty treat, especially with toasted pecans.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
1 user found this review helpful
Very, very sweet! Also very messy to roll into balls. If you cook the mixture on high heat,...
MORE
MORE