Chocolate Covered Almond Butter Stuffed Dates Recipe

These dark chocolate almond butter dates are the perfect treat to satisfy your sweet tooth! The dates are stuffed with almond butter, then dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt for a simple, real-food dessert.

These dark chocolate almond butter date bites check ALL the boxes. The right balance of sweet and salty? Yep. Easy to make? You betcha. Filled with real food ingredients including satiating fats? Check and check. These little bites couldn’t be easier to make, and they are the perfect thing for this time of year when you feel like maybe you need to scale back your sugar consumption a bit, but are still craving just a little something sweet.

Ingredients

To make these delicious almond butter dates, you’ll need:

• Dates – what would a stuffed date be without the dates?! You’ll use 24 dates in this recipe to make 24 perfectly sweet and salty bites!
• Almond Butter – a ½ cup of almond butter makes for the creamiest texture inside of the dates.
• Chocolate – 5 ounces of melted dark chocolate or dark chocolate chips make these feel like a truly indulgent sweet treat.
• Sea Salt – finish your dates with a sprinkle of sea salt to taste!

Ingredient Modifications

This is a really simple recipe, so not a whole lot by way of modifications, but here are some ideas:

• Use another nut butter: this recipe calls for almond butter, but you can absolutely use any nut butter that you desire! Cashew butter, peanut butter, or hazelnut butter would all be tasty.
• Use milk chocolate: not a fan of dark chocolate? Use milk chocolate instead!
• Omit the salt: if you’re limiting salt or prefer to keep things sweet, simply omit the salt altogether.

How to Make

These dark chocolate almond butter date bites are SO simple to make, and they lend themselves very well to making ahead of time and storing in your refrigerator to eat any time you start to get a hankering for something sweet. Here’s how you’ll make them:

1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper – first, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper so that you have a landing space for your dates once they are stuffed and dipped.
2. Pit the dates – if you are working with dates that aren’t pitted, remove the pit from each date by making a slice along the date lengthwise, then push the pit out using your index fingers on the back of the date. If you are using pre-pitted dates, make a cut lengthwise along the date for stuffing.
3. Stuff with almond butter – spoon about 2 teaspoons of almond butter inside each date, then place on the lined cookie sheet.
4. Melt chocolate – melt your chocolate in the microwave (start with 30 seconds, stir, then heat in 15 second intervals and stir until fully melted) or using a double broiler over the stove.
5. Dip and sprinkle – dip your stuffed dates halfway in the melted chocolate, then place them back on the lined cookie sheet and sprinkle with sea salt.
6. Refrigerate – place the cookie sheet in the fridge for one hour, or until the chocolate is set.
7. Enjoy – serve and enjoy, or transfer to a container and store in the fridge for later!

How to Store

You can store the dates in the fridge or the freezer. Place in a container in the fridge for up to 5 days or in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Because they are so tasty, these stuffed dates don’t last very long in my house. Stored in the fridge, they are good for up to 5 days and will keep in the freezer in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

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Chocolate Covered Dates with Almond Butter

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By Cassy Joy Garcia

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Total: 15 minutes mins

Servings: 24 dates

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Dates are stuffed with almond butter then dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt for a simple, real-food dessert.

Ingredients  

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• ▢ 24 dates
• ▢ 1/2 cup almond butter
• ▢ 5 ounces dark chocolate or dark chocolate chips melted (about 3/4 cup)
• ▢ Coarse sea salt to taste

Instructions 

• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper so that you have a landing space for your dates once they are stuffed and dipped.
• If you are working with dates that aren’t pitted, remove the pit from each date by making a slice along the date lengthwise, then push the put out using your index fingers on the back of the date. If you are using pre-pitted dates, make a cut lengthwise along the date for stuffing.
• Use about 2 teaspoons of almond butter per date and spoon inside of the date, then place on the lined cookie sheet. Repeat for each date.
• Melt your chocolate in the microwave (start with 30 seconds, stir, then heat in 15 second intervals and stir until fully melted) or using a double broiler over the stove.
• Dip your stuffed dates halfway in the melted chocolate, then place back on the lined cookie sheet and sprinkle with sea salt. Repeat for each date.
• Place the cookie sheet in the fridge for one hour, or until the chocolate is set.
• Serve and enjoy! Or transfer to a container and store in the fridge for later.

Recipe Notes

You can use any kind of nut butter you’d like in this recipe!

Nutrition

Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 127mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg

Additional Info

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: 24 dates

Calories: 87

Keyword: chocolate covered dates, stuffed dates

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