This very low sodium candy is fast and easy to make. I don’t know the origin of the recipe. My mother made it when I was a child.
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup dates (dried, no pit, chopped)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup pecans
- 2½ cup Rice Krispies or similar cereal
- 6 oz sweetened flaked coconut
- In a large heavy saucepan, melt the butter
- Add the eggs, dates, sugar, and nuts. Bring to a boil and boil on medium heat for 4 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the Rice Krispies
- Drop teaspoon-sized blobs on waxed paper.
- When cool, shape each blob into a ball and roll it in coconut.
Note that sodium percentages depend on which daily reference you use. The estimated 30 mg of sodium per serving implies that one serving of this recipe provides:
- 1% of the U.S. FDA daily reference value for sodium for a 2,000-calorie diet that includes 2,400 mg sodium, or
- 2% of the American Heart Association recommendation of 1,500 mg sodium per day, or
- 3% of the Ménière’s diet recommendation of 1,000 mg sodium per day.
(As is the case with all of the recipes on this web site, the nutrition information provided in this recipe is only an estimate based on nutrition information provided on the packaging of each of the ingredients we used in this recipe and/or on a variety of sources on the web. This information should be regarded as an opinion only, with no guarantees that it is accurate. Obviously, the nutritional information will vary depending on the ingredients and quantities that you use.)
