ANGEL DELIGHTS...HEALTHY AND EASY TO MAKE...

Angel Delights

WebMD Recipe from EatingWell.com  52 calories in each cookie

Frances Van Vynckt, 78, combined dates, toasted rice cereal and coconut into an easy no-bake treat that won EatingWell’s 2008 cookie contest.

 Ingredients

Prep: 30 | Total Time: 30

•                         1/4 cup
unsalted butter


•                         1 cup
sugar


•                         1 1/2 cups
dates, (8 ounces), chopped pitted


•                         1/8 teaspoon
salt


•                         1 teaspoon
vanilla extract


•                         2 cups
toasted rice cereal,, such as Rice Krispie


•                         1 cup
coconut, shredded


 Instructions

1.             Combine butter, sugar and dates in a large saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until the butter is melted, the sugar is no longer white and the dates are mostly melted, 8 to 15 MINUTES. The mixture should be a shiny, brown sticky mass. Remove from the heat.

2.             Add salt, vanilla, cereal and coconut; stir well to combine.

When cool enough to handle, squeeze and roll the mixture into 1-inch balls. Place on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until chilled.