Stuffed Chocolate Dates

Dates covered in chocolate shown with a bite taken with a nut butter filling.

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Nature's candy bars! Chewy dates are stuffed with nut butter and rolled in dark chocolate, for the perfect "fun sized" treat. Read the notes for variations on fillings and toppings.

Prep Time20

Cook Time0

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: dates

Calories: 156kcal

Author: Michelle Miller

Ingredients

12 Medjool dates
1/4 cup SunButter No Sugar Added *see notes for variations
12 almonds
100 grams dark chocolate
1 teaspoon coconut oil
flaky salt optional, to top

Instructions

Remove the pit from dates and slice dates lengthwise. Gently open the dates without breaking them apart.
Fill each date with nut butter or seed butter of choice. Optionally, add an almond or chopped nuts of choice to the center of each date. Freeze dates for at least 30 minutes for easiest handling in the next step!
Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate and coconut oil. This can also be done in a microwave, by heating chocolate for 20 seconds at a time, and stirring in between to prevent burning.
Remove the stuffed dates from the freezer, and roll each date in the chocolate. Shake off excess chocolate and place it on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Freezing the dates beforehand will help the chocolate harden quickly, so you can add a chocolate drizzle to the top.
If desired, sprinkle some flaky salt, coconut, or chopped nuts or seeds to the top of chocolate-coated dates.
Store the chocolate dates in the freezer for best results. Remove from the freezer for about 10 minutes prior to enjoying.

Notes

Tip: The coconut oil in the chocolate softens it enough that it won't "break" off the dates when you bite in to them. If you do not have coconut oil, add 1 teaspoon of nut butter to the chocolate for a similar effect. Adding the coconut oil also thins the chocolate so the coating isn't too overwhelming.

Chocolate: While I prefer dark chocolate (with everything!), semi sweet chocolate chips, a milk chocolate bar, or even white chocolate will work with this recipe.

Other Fillings

Peanut butter, almond butter, or cashew butter all make a great filling!

Crunchy nuts - like chopped almonds, walnuts, pecans or macadamia nuts.

Coconut Butter (for an almond joy type treat!)

Toppings:

Chopped nuts, like almonds, walnuts, pecans or macadamia nuts.

Flaked coconut

Seeds, like pumpkin, chia, hemp, or sunflower seeds.

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