Chewy Maple and Honey Rice Balls with Sunflower and Pumpkin (Not Quite Rice Krispy Squares)
A sweet New Year, and year-round, treat!
Ingredients
• 2 X 170 gram bags of rice puffs
• Half cup of honey
• Half cup of maple syrup
• 2 and a half sticks of butter, melted
• 3 packs of vegetarian gelatin, added to melted butter (optional)
• Pinch of salt
• 4 tablespoons of sunflower seed butter
• 4 tablespoons of pumpkin seed butter
• 8 - 12 dates, cut up in small pieces (optional)
Instructions
• Mix ingredients thoroughly.
• Dampen hands with warm water to help form mixture into balls.
• Bake spaced out on cookie sheets for 12 minutes at 375 degrees, in preheated oven
Enjoy!
• Yield: About 6 dozen
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