15 Delectable Date Recipes to Sweeten Your Day!

Dates are nature’s candy. They are super sweet and also have many health benefits! If you are trying to make a dessert without processed sugar or if you need something to satisfy your sweet tooth on the go, dates are perfect! You can eat them baked into a brownie, stuffed with nut butter, blended into a smoothie, or just on their own!

Because of their low water and high sugar content, dates have a long shelf life. Might as well stock up, so you can make these 15 date recipes that we found on our Food Monster App!

1. Chocolate Covered PB Almond Stuffed Dates

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Soft, chewy Medjool dates filled with peanut butter and almonds, covered in melted chocolate – These Chocolate Covered PB Almond Stuffed Dates by Nicole Dunai are a perfect treat made with real, whole food ingredients!

2. Stewed Peaches with Dates, Cardamom, and Almond Cream

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This comforting breakfast is good enough for dessert. It’s great for balancing Vata as cooked fruit is really easy to digest and helps keep the body clean. This recipe for Stewed Peaches with Dates, Cardamom, and Almond Cream from The 25-Day Ayurveda Cleanse, by Kerry Harling has a cooling effect due to the predominance of its sweet taste, so it’s an excellent start to any summer’s day.

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3. Curried Butternut Squash Noodles With Apples and Dates

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This colorful and vibrant veggie dish is bursting with flavor, both savory and sweet. It contains a medley of spiralized noodles – buttery butternut squash, crispy green apple, and tangy red onion – as well as pecans and dates. The whole thing is drizzled with maple syrup and then tossed in a mixture of warming spices like cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and curry powder. This Curried Butternut Squash Noodles With Apples and Dates by Taylor Kiser is delicious, healthy, and beautiful – what more could ya want?

4. Salted Caramel Ice Cream

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All you need to make this delicious Salted Caramel Ice Cream by Mitra Shirmohammadi is 6 wholesome ingredients you probably already have in the pantry! The sweetness and caramel flavor come from dates which are also key to the creamy consistency along with cashews and coconut milk.

5. Date and Orange Cake

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This Date and Orange Cake by Namita Tiwari packs the moistness and flavor of oranges and the sweetness of dates to create one of the most rich and delicious cakes you will ever try. And the best part? It is all plant-based!

6. Raw Chocolate and Nutmeg Biscotti

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This Raw Chocolate and Nutmeg Biscotti by Emily von Euw is a bit softer than a normal biscotti, but you can choose to dehydrate it longer or bake it if you don’t care about keeping it 100% raw if you want that classic crunch. Up to you, as always. The almond flour was quite a treat to use, it made the biscotti taste kind of like marzipan–delicious!

7. Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Walnuts, Dates, and Caramelized Onions

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In this recipe for Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Walnuts, Dates, and Caramelized Onions by Lindsey Auerbach, oven-roasted Brussels sprouts are roasted with caramelized onions, chopped dates, and crunchy walnut pieces to create a meal that’s flavorful and satisfying. Roasting Brussels sprouts allows the outer leaves to brown and crisp while pulling away from the head slightly. The result is a vegetable that has a crunchy exterior and soft interior with a wonderful, warm, nutty flavor. Paired with caramelized onions, dates, and walnuts, these brussels sprouts are sure to please.

8. No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Doughnuts 

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These No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Doughnuts by Amanda Smith are packed with all kinds of goodies. Made from dates, almonds, buckwheat, coconut, and cacao, they’ll fulfill your craving for something sweet while leaving you feeling nourished and energetic. Plus, they’re topped with a creamy peanut butter frosting. Yum!

9. Whole Wheat Loaf with Lemon and Dates

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Fill your home with the lovely, warm smell of lemon-infused baked goods when you make this Whole Wheat Loaf with Lemon and Dates by Annie Oliverio. It’s the perfect balance of sweet, plump dates and tart lemon, mixed with orange juice and a touch of maple syrup for additional sweetness. Toast a slice of this bread and then treat yourself to toast with jam. You earned it.

10. Coconut Cream Lime Pie

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The crust of this raw vegan Coconut Cream Lime Pie by Emily von Euw is made up of hemp seeds and dates. Hemp is full of protein, fiber, and a gorgeous balance of healthy fats: omega 3’s and 6’s. The coconut and lime cream part of the pie is basically what it sounds like; it is made up of coconut meat, coconut oil, coconut nectar, and lime. Yep. The best things in life are the simplest.

11. Nutella Milk

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Remember the nostalgia of drinking chocolate milk as a child with this treat! This Nutella Milk by Harriet Porterfield contains just 5 ingredients, is dairy, gluten, and refined sugar-free, and comes together in minutes! It’s smooth, creamy, and naturally sweetened with dates and vanilla. Most processed chocolate milks are full of additives and refined sugars, but this one is good for you and brimming with wholesome ingredients.

12. Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Freezer Fudge

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Imagine a fudgy bite, perfectly sweetened with dates and lightly salty from the peanut butter. Then top that with melted chocolate for the most delicious chocolate peanut butter flavor combination. This Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Freezer Fudge by Caroline Doucet is the ultimate sweet and salty dessert.

13. Sourdough Cinnamon Buns With Dates

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Want a healthier take on cinnamon buns? These sourdough cinnamon Buns With Dates are sweetened naturally with dates and are made from a hearty sourdough spelt four that gives them a rich, full flavor. When you bake Sourdough Cinnamon Buns With Dates by Lisa Andersson and Erik Huss, your home will fill with the aroma of sweet dates, cardamom, and cinnamon. Yum!

14. Chocolate Porridge With Raisins and Dates

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Hayley Canning‘s recipe for Chocolate Porridge With Raisins and Dates is really simple to throw together and is perfect for when you’re craving chocolate. Oats are amazing in the morning––they are warming, satisfying and so delicious.

15. Walnut Date Fudge 

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Walnuts provide healthy fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Walnuts are rich in antioxidants. Walnuts are good for the brain and Support healthy aging. Walnuts are an exceptionally nutritious nut. Dates are an excellent natural sweetener and full of goodness. Roasted walnuts give this fudge a great taste. The Walnut Date Fudge by Namita Tiwari makes a festive sweet and dessert.

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