Date Nut Balls Or Pie Crust Recipes

DATE NUT BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine Rice Krispies and pistachios. In a large saucepan, combine butter, dates and sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is combined., Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour over Rice Krispies mixture; stir to coat. When cool enough to handle, press into 1-1/4-in. balls. Cool. If desired, roll in confectioner's sugar. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

DATE-NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir dates and white sugar in the melted butter until thick and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in crispy rice cereal and pecans. Let mixture cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Form mixture into small balls using your hands.
• Pour confectioners' sugar into a resealable bag; add date-nut balls and lightly shake bag until balls are coated.

DATE NUT BALLS

Steps:

• In electric skillet set at 300 degrees (or heavy pan over low heat), cook butter, sugar, dates and egg until gooey and thickened. about 7-10 min.
• Add pecans and vanilla.
• Then add Rice Krispies.
• Mix well.
• Cool until slightly warm.
• Form into balls & roll in powdered sugar.
• Makes 50-60 small balls.

NUT AND DATE PIE CRUST (PALEO) RECIPE - (4.8/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place nuts in food processor and process until finely ground. Add remaining crust ingredients and pulse several times until dates are finely chopped, all ingredients are well integrated, and the nut dough can be pressed together. (Be sure not to go too long or you will end up with nut butter. Tasty, yes, but not what we're going for here!) Transfer to a 9-inch pie dish or tart pan. Press the dough firmly on the bottom and sides to form a crust. You may have just a little left over.

DATE NUT BALLS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium low heat, melt butter.
• Add sugar, vanilla, egg, and dates.
• Stir constantly 3 to 4 minutes or until egg is cooked and mixture is slightly thickened.
• Remove pan from the heat.
• Stir in puffed rice cereal and walnuts.
• Mix until well blended.
• Set aside to cool.
• When cool, roll into 1-inch balls.
• If dough is sticky, dip fingers in water and then roll.
• Place cookies on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
• Refrigerate until serving.
• Store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator.