mothballs from New Zealand
Don't be deceived by the name! Mothballs are a sweet treat from New Zealand made of dates and coconut. find the recipe on Italian Kiwi
Servings: 20 -25 balls
Ingredients
- 70 g Butter 2.4 oz.
- 200 g White sugar 1 cup/ 7.2 oz.
- 150 g Pitted dates 1 cup
- 45 g Rice bubbles (Rice Krispies) 1 1/2 cups/ 5 oz.
- Dried coconut
Instructions
- Chop the dates roughly.
- Melt the butter in a heavy-based pot on medium-low heat.
- Stir the dates and sugar into the melted butter until the mixture clumps together (about 5 minutes).
- Take the pot off the heat and stir in the Rice Krispies.
- Pour some dried coconut onto a plate.
- Take walnut-sized amounts of the mixture and form them into balls.
- Roll the balls in the coconut.
- Place the mothballs in an airtight container and refrigerate overnight.