Detention Delights

Also known as date balls, this is one of Chevy's specialties and one of my favourites! totally addictive!

Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
227g butter
227g chopped dates
1 egg beaten
1 packet Marie Biscuits
1 tsp vanilla essence
desiccated coconut

Method:
1) chop dates

2) crush marie biscuits

3) melt butter and sugar in a pot on the stove

4) remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly
5) add to the mixture the egg, crushed Marie Biscuits and vanilla essence and allow to cool

6) take a table spoon of the mixture and make it into a little ball
7) roll the ball in the coconut – repeat until the mixture is finished

8) the detention delights keep best in the fridge. Enjoy the deliciousness!