Date Rice Krispies Bars

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) dates, chopped
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups rice krispies
• additional shredded coconut
• powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine butter, dates and brown sugar (or splenda) in saucepan. cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 2 remove and add vanilla, nuts, coconut and rice cereal. stir until well blended.
• 3 press down hard into a buttered 9 x 9 inch pan. sprinkle top with additional coconut and lightly press inches (or use optional method of cutting and roll into logs and roll in powdered sugar without coconut).
• 4 when cool cut in strips or squares.
• 5 enjoy!