My little ones LOVE these and will eat as many as I can make stuffing themselves beyond the point of being full. They make attractive appetizers or desserts and a great in between meal snack. The nut butter helps you to feel satisfied and the sweet date pleases the sweet tooth craving we all get in the afternoon. All this while giving you calcium, vitamin E, fiber and more. BUT be careful these babies are high in calories and fat so don’t overdo it like my kids can or if you do make these a rare treat.
They do taste a bit better if refrigerated a little while before eating so to make that a bit easier you can just put your dates and almond butter in a fridge after you buy them and pull them out right before you want to make and serve them. To make these even more *naughty mix a little salt and a little more than a little powdered sugar into the almond butter before stuffing them YUM 🙂
Did You Know!?
- Almonds are higher in calcium than any other nut containing 66 mg in 1 ounce.
- The high content of iron in dates can help build iron stores in blood.
- Click here to read more food facts.
Almond Butter Stuffed Dates
Serves: as many as you want
Medjool dates
Raw almond butter
Sliced or halved almonds (or other nuts)
Optional: add salt and powdered sugar to almond butter
If you bought the medjool dates with the pits they are easy to open, just pull the little stem off and peel apart. Shape the date into a nice bowl shape and throw away the pit. Spread some mixed almond butter into the date bowl being careful not to overfill or the almond butter will overwhelm the date flavor. (*see naughty note above to improve the taste) Top with almond slice and ENJOY!
These look great!! What a healthy & yummy treat!
These look yummy! Very healthy too. I like that! 😉
Take care,
Evelyn
Thanks Evelyn & Jennifer. They are good and healthy (if you don’t add the sugar to them!) Thanks for checking in.
Kim
OOOOOooh Yum! I’m so excited to have another date idea. I am obsessed w/ almond butter right now. I grind it fresh at the grocery store. WOW! Thanks for sharing!
that recipe is from Jeff Novick’s Fast Food dvd!
no big deal but as long as we are on the same page it helps!!!!! Looks good!
I get on almond butter kicks too, it is so amazing and so much better for you than PB. I hope you enjoy!
Kim
It is a common recipe that is all over, raw foodists eat it often as long as the almonds are not roasted. I am glad to hear that Jeff Novick approves of it too! I want to get his DVD and now that makes me want it more to see what other yummy things he goes over! I know fats are a no no most of the time but I feel that these types of fats are ok as long as they are not over indulged in. Thanks for the heads up!
Kim
Almond skin is toxic, so better take it off 🙂
Thanks for the suggestion, I always like to learn new info. I will look into this.
Kim