Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2000

Directions for this recipe are incomplete! Cooking time is NOT given and is a very important function of the recipe. As written this recipe will NOT turn out, it is impossible to roll these into balls. Butter, sugar, etc. must be cooked to a firm ball stage.

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RONIK

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2009

love date balls - made a couple of changes though: used 1 stick of margarine, omitted eggs, and the coconut. rolled the balls in powdered sugar.

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grandmalee

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2006

This recipe was easy to make and was very delicious. Every one wanted the recipe.

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GRANDMA THEL

Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2000

There was no cooking time for the prune mixture so was unsure how long to have in double boiler. The whole thing ended up being delicious but impossible to hold together. I'm sure it had to do with how long it should have been on the stove. Plus, it was incredibly messy to make! Delicious, but not worth the hassle of figuring out how to do cleanly or how to long to cook.

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SIGRID72

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2006

I made these for my family at Christmas and they asked me to make them every year as a special treat. Delicious and freeze well too.

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Nicole

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2008

this was a nice recipe, i used orange zest instead of vanilla since i had none. could not make it into balls so i sprinkled coconut and walnust at bottom and top and cut into diamonds then placed them in muffin paper cups. looked very pretty with out the mess ! cut it when warm as it solidifies when cooled.

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nuttydough

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2010

This is a very easy recipe....I made a few changes because I like rum balls and my husband likes date ball I decided to make these as date/rum balls. I added 1 teaspoon of rum extract and since my family does not like coconut I rolled mine in confectioners' sugar. Yummy yummy!

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Stephanie

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Living In: Orange Beach, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2010

These are yummy. Growing up, we called them dingbats.

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Samfarbe

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2010

I was looking for a no bake recipe to make a quick dessert from all the dates I had just bought and this was perfect. These date balls remind me of Mary Jane candies. Next time I will try this with cashews rather than walnuts! I used pulverize graham crackers because I had no puffed rice, and because I think that vanilla dominates the subtle flavor of the dates I used 2 tbs of Marsala wine (which by the way tastes great just eating dates and sipping the wine). I also left off the coconut and rolled in powdered sugar. I took the advice of another reviewer and used an ice water test to verify what "very thick" was. This stage in cooking just happened to be when my least dominant hand couldn't stir the pot any longer. Great recipe!

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Escapechef

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Granby, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2009

I made them this week they were a hit but I changed the recipe a litle instead of rice cereal I used Wheaties and instead of Pecans I used walnuts I have made many copies of this recipe over the last couple of days once you start eating them you can't quit.

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