Snickers Style Stuffed Dates Made From Whole Foods
Equipment
- Chopping board
- Chopping knife
- Mixing bowl
- Spoon
Ingredients
- 12 Medjool dates
- 12 large Brazil nuts or peanut butter for a more authentic, Snickers taste
- ½ cup carob powder
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
- Vanilla essence to taste
Instructions
- Take a sharp knife and cut lengthways your dates to de-seed. Be sure not to go all the way through, but allow enough space to be able to insert your nut filling easily. Lay on a flat surface ready for stuffing. Be sure you also have your freezing tray ready and big enough to contain all your dates in one layer with plenty of room around the edges.
- Now insert your Brazil nuts or squish in your peanut butter into your dates and squish the sides of the dates over the nuts to seal them in comfortably. Try to create a seal with the dates that covers the nut, but it doesn't matter too much if you can't completely cover them as it will just mean the chocolate ganache will get inside.
- Now make your ganache by mixing all your other ingredients together until they form a smooth paste. You should add the carob to the bowl first, then add the other ingredients as you stir.
- One date at a time, dip them and completely cover all sides of your stuffed dates with your chocolate coating. You can do this with your bare hands or with a couple of forks, depending if you fancy getting your hands dirty.
- Lay your dates side by side in your tray. If you have any extra chocolate coating, feel free to spoon onto the top of your dates. The coating will naturally start melting down the sides of the dates, but don't worry about this as you can spoon it up later on after freezing.
- Now freeze your dates for a couple of hours and eat straight from frozen.