My whole family loves these. My six year old says they are better than chocolate chip cookies!Ingredients
1 cup unsalted roasted pistachios
2 cups pitted dates
2 tsp. vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Method
Grind pistachios in a food processor. Remove to a plate. Chop dates as finely as possible in food processor. Add about 3/4 of the pistachios, the vanilla and salt to the food processor and mix everything together. You will have a big sticky mass.
Roll "dough" into balls about one inch in diameter. Roll the "truffles" in the reserved pistachios.
I couldn't tell you how long these keep--they haven't lasted longer than an hour or two around here!
Update March 2010: I used the beans from one vanilla pod and very soft dates this go round. I had to use all the pistachios for the truffles and chop more for the coating.
I just ordered pistachios from Azure...making these Thursday!
ReplyDeleteLet us know how you like them. My reluctant 7 year old GAPSter told me today, "You make some pretty awesome treats, Mom!" Nice to hear, especially since I made these mostly for him. I'm too lazy to make them just for myself!
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