Sweet Rice Balls

A friend of mine and I (we are from the Mid-west and the South, respectively) have been talking about rice recipes and we both remember someone in the FAR distant past making these soft, sweet sticky treats that were small balls of rice. They were delicious and we tried to find any info or recipes for them but cannot remember the name of the dessert or any other ingredients besides rice and obviously – sugar. Does this ring a bell with anyone else? I have a ton of white rice and am always looking for ideas. – honnha