Christmas Balls

📜 Collection: Unknown Twenty Six | ✍️ Attribution: Sherry Bancroft | 📂 Category: Desserts Delightful no-bake Christmas Balls made with dates, pecans, peanut butter, and powdered sugar, dipped in white chocolate. These festive treats are easy to shape by hand and harden quickly on waxed paper.


Prep TimeCook TimeInactive / Chill TimeYield / Servings
15 mins0 mins10 mins24 servings

🔪 Key Equipment

  • Waxed paper

Ingredients

MeasurementsIngredientsPrep / Notes
1 c.DatesGround
1 c.PecansChopped or other nuts
1 c.Peanut ButterNone
1 c.Powdered SugarNone
2 T.ButterMelted

Instructions

Step 1: Mixing and Shaping

  1. Mix 1 c. ground dates, 1 c. chopped pecans, 1 c. peanut butter, 1 c. powdered sugar, and 2 T. melted butter with hands until thoroughly combined.
  2. Form the mixture into small balls.

Step 2: Dipping and Hardening

  1. Dip each ball in white chocolate.
  2. Lay the dipped balls on waxed paper and let them sit until they harden completely.

💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.


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