No Bake Date Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup margarine
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 (8 ounce) package pitted dates, chopped
1/2 cup nuts, chopped
4 cups crispy rice cereal
coconut

Preparation

Melt margarine in large pot (4 quart or larger).
Add sugar, egg, and dates.
Stir constantly over low to medium heat.
Cook approximately 5 minutes until mixture thickens.
Remove from heat. Add chopped nuts and rice cereal.
Roll into walnut-sized balls; then roll in coconut.