Description
Date Balls bring together buttery, sweet, and chewy all in one bite. No oven needed, just some stirring and rolling. Ready to try a homemade snack that’s both simple and delicious?
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g plain biscuits (like Arrowroot or tea biscuits)
- 500g pitted dates
- 225g butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Unsweetened coconut for rolling
Instructions
- In a saucepan, melt the butter, sugar, and vanilla.
- Add the dates. Stir and mash constantly over low heat until the mix becomes soft and jammy; this can take 20–30 minutes.
- Slowly stir in the beaten egg. Keep cooking and mixing for a few more minutes until it’s all blended.
- Crush the biscuits into small bits, use your hands, a rolling pin, or anything heavy.
- Pour the warm date mixture over the crushed biscuits. Mix well.
- Let it cool down (pop it in the fridge for about 20 minutes).
- Once firm, roll into small balls.
- Roll each ball in the coconut until coated.
