Recipes - Putting on the Ritz
What's Happening:
Putting on the Ritz
- submitted by Jean Vitosh
Ingredients
- Base:
- 1 pkg. (8 ounce) chopped dates (unsweetened)
- 1 can Eagle Brand milk (sweetened - condensed)
- 4 Tbsp. oleo
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 65 Ritz crackers
- Frosting:
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 4 Tbsp. oleo
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
- 1/2 tsp. almond flavoring
Directions
- Cook dates, oleo, and milk slowly until mixture thickens.
- Stir in nuts.
- Arrange crackers on cookie sheet.
- Spoon about 1/2 Tbsp. of date mixture onto each cracker.
- Bake in oven preheated to 300 degrees for five minutes.
- Cool and frost.
These tasty treats can be frozen.
Note: I got this recipe at a graduation party. Originating with the grandmother of the honored graduate, the popular recipe had been passed down through the family.
