Date Candy
Serve this little sweet with coffee for a perfect finish.
Servings: 25
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per piece: about | - |
| cal | 101 |
| pro | 1 g |
| total fat | 5 g |
| sat. fat | 1 g |
| carb | 15 g |
| fibre | 1 g |
| chol | 3 mg |
| sodium | 13 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 1% |
| iron | 2% |
| vit A | 1% |
| folate | 1% |
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1/2 cup (125 mL) milk
1/4 cup (50 mL) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (50 mL) liquid honey
1/4 tsp (1 mL) cinnamon
Pinch salt
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) chopped dates
1 cup (250 mL) chopped pecans
2 tbsp (25 mL) butter
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
2 oz (60 g) semisweet chocolate, chopped
Preparation:
In saucepan, bring milk, sugar, honey, cinnamon and salt to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 18 minutes or until thickened and reduced by one-third. Remove from heat. Stir in dates, pecans, butter and vanilla. Spoon batter into foil-lined 8-inch (2 L) square cake pan, pressing evenly.
In bowl over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate, stirring occasionally; drizzle over date mixture. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until chilled. Remove from pan. Cut into squares.
Source
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