You might be thinking these look a little bit like Fifteens. Before you cut into it anyway. These No-Bake Date Rolls are made in a similar log shape, are coated with coconut, and are just as easy to make. With an equally simple list of ingredients.

These were one of my favorites when I was a child and may explain my continuing love of dates as an adult. And the numerous date traybake recipes I have made for the blog. So, if dates are also your thing, may I recommend Date and Ginger Slab, Date and Wheaten Scones or Date Slices.

Dates, butter, sugar, rice krispies and coconut. That’s it. No baking involved. You don’t even need a traybake tin, just some parchment paper or even tin foil. In fact, you don’t even need to roll it into a log shape – that’s just pure nostalgia for me. You could easily roll the date and krispie mixture into small balls and cover those in coconut. Either way, these No-Bake Date Rolls are chewy, sticky, a little crunchy and delicious.

As these No-Bake Date Rolls are pretty simple to make, I don’t have a lot of baking advice. Don’t cook the date and butter mixture for too long. You really just want to melt the butter, and melt the sugar and dates a little, to create a thick paste. If you let it bubble and boil, then the resulting traybakes will be a little too chewy and hard.

Take your time when you’re shaping this into a log, as the mixture might still be a little warm. And will definitely still be soft. It will firm up nicely in the fridge, so just shape it as best you can and roll up tightly.