Almond butter stuffed dates are the perfect healthy dessert and power snack all in one! Make them in a minutes with just two ingredients for a decadent-tasting treat!
Hello, all!
Well, I’ve done the math, and it turns out that I can get everything accomplished on my to-do list before heading to California for Christmas so long as I send a few items to the cutting floor. Like sleeping and showering.
Hmm, perhaps it’s time to revisit New Math…
Either way, I need to make sure I have plenty of yummy food on hand for quick energy boosts in the coming days and weeks. I have the very thing, as well as the extremely short list of ingredients required: stuffed dates.
The Ingredients that You Will Need
(1) whole pitted dates (preferably gooey-soft, unctuous ones, like Medjool).
(2) natural almond butter (or other nut or seed butter, like peanut, cashew, sunflower or hemp).
(3) 5 minutes (you can multitask by taking a phone call as you stuff, but avoid wrapping packages; it gets ugly).
Here’s what you do:
(1) Open one date (I use fingers, but if you are a precision person, use a knife)
(2) Use fingers to open out date (creating a pocket for your stuffing)
(3) Scoop a generous teaspoon of nut/seed butter inside date.
(4) Close date.
(5) Eat, and/or continue process with as many dates as you like.
Delicious immediately, the dates are even better if you chill them)in an airtight container) for at least 1-2 hours until the nut butter is firm (the beauty of natural nut and seeds butters is they firm up when cold).
I know what you’re thinking: nut butter? dates? Big deal! But trust me–the sum is far greater than the parts (especially if you are patient enough to give them a chill). It is essentially, a deconstructed cookie dough LaraBar. The petite, candy-like quality is perfect for countering holiday sweets cravings (not that I am giving up holiday sweets, but having some of these power bites on hand helps me keep a reasonable balance).
Make! Eat! Enjoy!
You can use whole nuts–raw or toasted–instead of the nut butter!
These give “save the date!” delicious new meaning 🙂
Almond butter stuffed dates are the perfect healthy dessert and power snack all in one! Make them in a minutes with just two ingredients for a decadent-tasting treat!
Ingredients
Scale
12 large soft, pitted dates (e.g., Medjool)
1/4 cup (125 mL) almond butter (or nut/seed butter of choice)
Instructions
Gently push open the dates to create a pocket in the middle.
Fill each date with a teaspoon of almond butter. Gently push closed to enclose the nut butter.
Eat!
Notes
Storage: Store the dates in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Variation: Instead of almond butter, fill each date with a whole almond (raw or roasted).
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This looks like a great post workout snack!