Chocolate Dipped Stuffed Dates
These Chocolate Dipped Stuffed Dates taste like your favorite candy bars. Stuffed with nut butter, it's like eating a healthy Snickers or Mars bar. These treats take less than 20 minutes to make for a quick healthy snack.
- Prep time
- 8 min
- Cook time
- 14 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 12 Medjool Dates (pitted)
- 1/4 cup Cashew Butter (or peanut butter)
- 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
- 1/4 cup Coconut Flour
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 3 oz Dark Chocolate (78% cocoa or 85%)
- 1 teaspoon Coconut Oil
- 2 tablespoons Chopped Peanuts
Instructions
- 1
If your dates are not pitted, remove the stem and discard it before using the tip of a sharp knife to cut the date lengthwise to remove the pit.
- 2
Place each open date on a plate covered with parchment paper.
- 3
In a small bowl, stir the cashew butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and coconut flour until slightly thick. If too thick, add more nut butter or stir in a teaspoon of melted coconut.
- 4
Use a teaspoon to fill each opened date with the cashew batter. Sprinkle chopped peanuts on the top if you like - this goes well if you used peanut butter instead of cashew butter.
- 5
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the dark chocolate and coconut oil. Microwave it for about 40-60 seconds. Stir to combine the chocolate.
- 6
Optional - Transfer the melted chocolate to a narrow glass. I found this easier for dipping the dates than using a bowl!
- 7
Pick one side of the stuffed date with a toothpick and dip them into the chocolate while rotating the date to cover all the sides.
- 8
Wait for a few seconds above the bowl/glass to let the excess melted chocolate run down to the bowl.
- 9
Place the chocolate-covered dates on the plate covered with parchment paper. Repeat these steps with all the dates.
- 10
Pop the plate in the freezer for about 12 minutes to set the chocolate shell hard.
- 11
Serve with a pinch of salt on top.
- 12
Store up to 1 week in the fridge in an airtight container.