Date Coconut Rolls

For your Rosh Hashanah table.

The special Rosh Hashanah prayer before eating a date (tamar in Hebrew) includes the phrase “yitamuhataim”–may the wicked cease.

Ingredients

1 lb medjool dates, pitted

1 cup slivered almonds

Finely shredded coconut, for rolling

Directions

Pulse dates and almonds in a food processor until they form a malleable paste. Form 1-inch balls from the date mixture and roll in shredded coconut.

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