Sweet & Nutty Chocolate Covered Dates
These nutty chocolate coated dates are a perfectly sized sweet treat! You need only 3 ingredients to make these delicious morsels, so they are super easy to make! They make a great snack, are a nice end to a meal, and they look fancy enough to serve when company comes over!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 Medjool dates
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup almonds
- Whole almonds/nuts for stuffing inside the dates
Instructions
- 1
Remove the pit from a date by making a cut on one side of the date with a paring knife until it hits the pit. Gently pry the date open and remove the pit, pressing the date closed after. Repeat with the remaining dates. Set aside.
- 2
If desired, stuff each date with one or two whole almonds before pressing the date closed.
- 3
Chop almonds into fine pieces. Place in a bowl and set aside.
- 4
Place chocolate chips in a heat safe bowl set over a measuring cup filled with just-boiled water. Allow the heat to melt the chocolate chips, stirring every couple of minutes until all the chips are melted.
- 5
Working one at a time, coat each date in the melted chocolate, making sure all sides are covered.
- 6
Place the chocolate coated date into the bowl of chopped almonds and coat well, gently pressing the nuts into the chocolate. Set aside on a dish.
- 7
Refrigerate the dates for at least 30 minutes for the chocolate to harden before serving. Store leftover dates in a sealed container in the fridge.