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Ingredients

• ✓ date
• blue cheese
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Slice dates in half and open them up. Pinch off pieces of blue cheese and place them into the center of dates; press date halves together to close. Wrap each date with a half-slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Arrange in a baking dish or on a baking sheet with sides to catch any grease.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crisp, 30 to 40 minutes. Turn dates over after the first 20 minutes for even cooking.

By WINEANDCHEESE

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• raisin
• orange
• white sugar
• orange juice

Instructions

1. 1 Cut orange into sections, and remove the seeds. Grind the sections, peels and all.
2. 2 Combine dates, raisins, and ground orange in a medium saucepan: stir well. Stir in sugar and orange juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened.
3. 3 Spread hot filling between layers or on top of cake.

By barbara

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• aluminum foil
• almond
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line a shallow baking pan with aluminum foil; place a roasting rack onto foil.
2. 2 Cut a slit in each date; place almonds inside slits. Press dates together to close slits. Wrap each date with 1 half piece bacon. Place dates on the prepared rack.
3. 3 Roast in the preheated oven until bacon is crisp, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve immediately with toothpicks. Dates will be hot inside.

By Reynolds KitchensR

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• oat
• water
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Soak oats in enough cool water to cover them. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Drain the oats using a mesh colander. Combine oats, 3 cups water, and dates in a large bowl. Allow to sit undisturbed until skin on the dates softens, 10 to 15 minutes.
3. 3 Transfer oat mixture to a blender. Pulse the mixture a few times and then leave on medium-high speed until completely smooth, about 1 minute. Drain oat milk through a nut bag or cheesecloth to remove all solids. Serve cold or warm.

By Buckwheat Queen

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• walnut
• vegan chocolate chip
• coconut oil
• coconut cream
• cocoa powder
• raspberry

Instructions

1. 1 Combine dates and walnuts in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until well mixed, about 2 minutes. Press about 2 tablespoons date-walnut mixture into each bottom of a 12-cup mini tart pan. Freeze while making ganache.
2. 2 Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in the top of a double boiler over simmering water; stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Add melted chocolate to the bowl of the food processor. Add coconut cream and cocoa powder; process until smooth, about 1 minute.
3. 3 Spoon about 1 ½ teaspoons ganache on top of each crust, spreading to the edges, adding enough to reach halfway up sides of tart cups. Freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.
4. 4 Mash raspberries in a small bowl with a fork until becomes a sauce-like consistency; spread a layer of mashed raspberries onto hardened ganache, without going all the way to the edges. Freeze until sauce is firm and won't collapse when topped with more ganache, about 20 minutes.
5. 5 Add remaining ganache to tarts cups until reaches tops, spreading all the way to the edges to seal in raspberry sauce as much as possible. Freeze to firm up, about 10 minutes. Refrigerate tarts if serving within 2 hours.

By Isabel Carlisle Storolis

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• banana
• water
• ice cube
• rolled oat
• peanut butter flavored protein powder

Instructions

1. 1 Combine bananas, dates, water, ice, oats, and protein powder in an electric blender. Blend until mixed. Serve.

By Dane Bentley

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• green grape
• kiwi
• strawberry
• pomegranate seed
• pineapple

Instructions

1. 1 Create an outline of a tree shape on a cutting board or serving platter with grapes. Beginning at top tree point, fan grapes into a triangular pattern. Create 3 triangular sections, each slightly larger than the last; fill in each section with kiwi slices.
2. 2 Arrange sliced strawberries across tree shape to create a garland effect. Add pomegranate seeds randomly over arranged fruit to look like ornaments.
3. 3 Cut pineapple slices into a star shape and several small ornament shapes using small cookie cutters. Place pineapple star at top of tree shape; decorate rest of tree with pineapple ornaments.
4. 4 Arrange dates at bottom of tree to look like a trunk. Serve immediately, or keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

By Kim

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• butter
• sugar
• crispy rice cereal
• pecan
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir dates and white sugar in melted butter until thick and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
2. 2 Stir crispy rice cereal and pecans into hot date mixture. Let cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes.
3. 3 Form mixture into small balls with your hands.
4. 4 Pour confectioners' sugar into a resealable plastic bag; add date-nut balls, seal the bag, and lightly shake until well-coated.

By Joycie52

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• white sugar
• milk
• butter
• pecan
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Stir sugar, milk, and butter together in a saucepan; bring to a boil without stirring once the boiling begins. Heat until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball or until the mixture reaches 250 degrees F (120 degrees C), about 20 minutes. Immediately remove saucepan from heat and stir dates, pecans, and vanilla into the milk mixture.
2. 2 Thoroughly wet a piece of cheesecloth and lay out onto a flat work surface. Pour the candy mixture into the middle of the cloth and roll the cloth around it to shape into a log.
3. 3 Refrigerate until hard, 8 hours to overnight. Remove log from cloth and slice.

By Amanda Vickers

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• candied cherry
• candied pineapple
• pecan
• coconut
• all-purpose flour
• sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10-inch tube pan. Line bottom of pan with greased parchment paper. Set aside.
2. 2 Chop fruit and nuts in a large mixing bowl. Add coconut and mix well with hands. Stir in flour, then sweetened condensed milk. Blend well.
3. 3 Pack firmly in prepared tube pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven. Run knife around edge of cake and remove rim of pan. When barely warm, remove tube bottom and paper from cake.

By Cathy

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• butter
• white sugar
• egg yolk
• rice cereal
• pecan
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Stir butter, dates, sugar, and egg yolks together in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat.
2. 2 Stir in rice cereal, pecans, and vanilla. Let rest until cool enough to handle, 5 to 10 minutes. Roll cooled mixture into 24 small balls. Roll each ball in confectioners' sugar.

By Barbara Keiner

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• water
• white sugar
• vanilla extract
• self-rising flour
• margarine
• oat
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
2. 2 Make filling: Combine dates, water, sugar, and vanilla in a medium saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until pasty, about 5 minutes. Add more water if filling gets too thick. Remove the saucepan from heat and cool.
3. 3 Make crumble: Place flour in a large bowl and rub margarine into flour using your hands until mixture resembles bread crumbs; stir in oats and sugar until incorporated.
4. 4 Press 1/2 of the crumble into the prepared baking dish to form crust. Spoon filling over crust, smoothing with the back of the spoon and leaving a thin border between the edge of the dish and filling. Sprinkle remaining crumble mixture over filling.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

By CHEESEWEASEL

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• chia seed
• banana
• almond milk
• cinnamon
• salt
• blueberry

Instructions

1. 1 Place chia seeds in a bowl.
2. 2 Layer banana and dates in a blender; add almond milk, cinnamon, and salt. Blend mixture until smooth and pour over chia seeds, stirring well. Let mixture sit until thickened, at least 15 minutes.
3. 3 Stir chia "porridge" and top with blueberries.

By Raw_Angel

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• sugar
• butter
• margarine
• crispy rice cereal
• pecan
• vanilla extract
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Place dates, sugar, and margarine in a large saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and fold in crispy rice cereal, pecans, and vanilla extract until evenly mixed.
2. 2 Roll date mixture into 1-inch balls using lightly greased hands; allow balls to cool.
3. 3 Spread confectioners' sugar into a shallow dish; roll date balls in confectioners' sugar to coat.

By Mama Biscuits

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• yogurt
• white sugar
• salt
• black pepper
• spinach
• red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. 1 Mix yogurt, sugar, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Add spinach and dates; stir to combine. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes.

By RADHIKA GHATAGE

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• chicken
• bacon
• mayonnaise
• pecan
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Mix chicken, bacon, mayonnaise, dates, and pecans together in a bowl; season with salt and pepper.

By Cheryl Wildman Groves

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• sweet potato
• spelt flour
• rolled oat
• baking soda
• cinnamon
• banana
• sunflower seed oil
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. 2 Place diced sweet potato into a small pan with enough water to cover, bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain sweet potato; set aside to cool.
3. 3 Whisk together spelt flour, oats, baking soda, and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir together bananas, oil, and sugar in a separate bowl.
4. 4 Stir banana mixture into spelt mixture just until dry ingredients are moistened; fold in dates and sweet potato. Divide mixture evenly into 12 muffin cups.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to cool completely on a wire rack.

By Mandi_in_Toronto

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• potato
• sweet potato
• butter
• salt
• pumpkin seed
• brown sugar
• cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1 Place potatoes and sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer just until fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.
2. 2 Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle potatoes and sweet potatoes with salt and cook until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes.
3. 3 Mix in dates, pumpkin seeds, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cook and stir until dates are warm and pumpkin seeds begin to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and serve.

By Samantha Aeril Smithson

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• cashew
• almond
• cocoa powder
• coconut
• coconut oil
• espresso
• water
• vanilla extract
• kosher salt
• cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Place dates, cashews, almonds, cocoa powder, shredded coconut, coconut oil, cold espresso, vanilla, salt, and cayenne in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse on and off to start, then process for about 1 minute. Check to ensure mixture is sticky and moist enough to come together. Add more coffee if needed. Continue to process until mixture becomes a chunky mass.
3. 3 Line a 9x9-inch square baking pan with plastic wrap. Scoop mixture into the pan; press down with a spatula until mixture is even. Place a layer of plastic wrap on the surface and smooth again with your hands. Refrigerate until cold and firm, 2 to 3 hours.
4. 4 Remove from the pan and unwrap. Cut into 10 bars.
5. 5 Serve and enjoy.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• water
• almond
• coconut
• walnut
• sesame seed
• coconut oil
• vanilla extract
• cardamom
• cinnamon
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Place dates in a small bowl; completely cover with hot water. Soak until softened, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain; reserve soaking liquid.
2. 2 Combine soaked dates, almonds, coconut, walnuts, 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds, coconut oil, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt in the bowl of a large food processor; pulse several times until mixture forms a soft "dough," scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. If mixture is too dry, add reserved soaking liquid, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
3. 3 Turn dough out onto a piece of parchment paper; roll into a 10-inch-long by 1 1/2-inch-wide log using lightly greased hands. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds evenly on all sides of dough log, pressing them in gently. Wrap log in parchment paper; refrigerate until firm, at least 1 to 2 hours.
4. 4 Cut log into about sixteen 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to eat.

By Kim

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• water
• brown sugar
• milk
• cider vinegar
• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• rolled oat
• butter
• butter-flavored shortening

Instructions

1. 1 Heat dates, water, and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until dates are very soft, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
2. 2 Stir together milk and vinegar in a small bowl; set aside to curdle, about 10 minutes.
3. 3 Whisk together flour and baking soda in a large bowl; stir in oats and remaining 1 1/2 cups brown sugar. Stir in melted butter, melted shortening, and curdled milk mixture until well combined; cover dough and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
5. 5 Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface, about 1/8-inch thick. Cut out dough circles with a round cookie cutter. Place about 1 tablespoon date mixture in the center of each circle; fold in half and press edges together tightly to seal. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheets.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Remove to cool completely on a wire rack.

By Colleen Langlois

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• baking soda
• coffee
• butter
• sugar
• egg
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• pecan

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
2. 2 Place dates into a small bowl and sprinkle baking soda over top. Heat coffee to boiling; pour it over dates. Set aside.
3. 3 In a medium bowl, mix together butter, sugar, and egg until well blended. Stir in vanilla. Blend in flour and salt, then fold in pecans and date mixture. Transfer batter to the prepared loaf pan.
4. 4 Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the top of the loaf springs back when lightly touched. Let stand for 5 minutes before removing from the pan. Peel off parchment paper and finish cooling on a wire rack.

By MOMZRIGHT

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• water
• butter
• egg
• vanilla extract
• whole wheat flour
• cocoa powder
• baking soda
• salt
• bittersweet chocolate chip

Instructions

1. 1 Soak dates in hot water in a small bowl for 10 to 15 minutes.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving enough paper to hang over the sides of the dish.
3. 3 Drain dates; transfer to a food processor. Pulse until completely smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. If too thick, pulse in hot water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until completely puréed.
4. 4 Add softened butter to the food processor; pulse to combine, about 30 seconds. Add eggs and vanilla extract; process until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; pulse until just combined, about 30 seconds. Gently stir in chocolate chips by hand. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until edges just begin to set, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the dish for 10 minutes, then remove from dish by gently lifting up overhanging edges of parchment paper. Cool completely on a cooling rack. Cut into 16 pieces.

By Kim

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• butter
• egg
• sugar
• salt
• vanilla extract
• walnut
• rice cereal
• coconut
• confectioners sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter or margarine in heavy skillet. Add slightly beaten eggs. Stir in dates, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until thick and well blended.
2. 2 Have ready crisp rice cereal and chopped nuts in large bowl. Stir cooked mixture into them until coated.
3. 3 Chill. Put, by teaspoonful, on cookie sheet. Chill again. When cold, roll in crisp rice crumb and coconut mixture or powdered sugar.

By LG Burnett

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• butter
• water
• brown sugar
• egg
• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• baking powder
• salt
• walnut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees F). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
2. 2 In a medium bowl, combine dates and butter. Pour boiling water over top and let stand until cool.
3. 3 Stir cooled date mixture to break up any clumps. Add brown sugar and egg; mix until well blended.
4. 4 Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into date mixture until just blended. Stir in walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.

By Canadian Girl

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• rolled oat
• pastry flour
• brown sugar
• baking soda
• salt
• butter
• water
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Combine oats, pastry flour, 1 cup brown sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Mix in butter until crumbly. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan.
3. 3 Combine dates, water, and remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, and cook until thickened. Stir in lemon juice, and remove from heat. Spread the filling over the base, and spread the remaining crumb mixture on top.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until the top is lightly toasted, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into 12 squares.

By Michelle Young

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• banana
• almond milk
• pumpkin
• vanilla protein powder
• vanilla extract
• nutmeg
• cinnamon
• clove
• ground ginger

Instructions

1. 1 Combine bananas, almond milk, pumpkin purée, protein powder, dates, vanilla extract, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger in a blender; blend until smooth.

By manella

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• oat
• all-purpose flour
• brown sugar
• baking soda
• baking powder
• butter
• water
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Stir oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and baking powder together in a bowl; cut in butter using a pastry blender until mixture is mealy and butter pieces are uniformly small.
3. 3 Press half of oat mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan.
4. 4 Cook dates with water in a small saucepan over medium heat until they fall apart and are easily mashed with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes; remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
5. 5 Spoon date mixture evenly over oat mixture in baking pan; sprinkle remaining oat mixture evenly over top and press into place.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden at the edges, about 30 minutes; remove to cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

By Ceccilia Keen

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• brown sugar
• orange juice
• orange
• vanilla extract
• rolled oat
• all-purpose flour
• brown sugar
• baking soda
• salt
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Heat dates, 2/3 cup brown sugar, orange juice, and orange zest in a saucepan over low heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until dates have softened, absorbed the liquid, and mixture is like a paste, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
3. 3 Stir oats, flour, 1 cup brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4. 4 Lightly press 2/3 of the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 9x9-inch pan. Spread date mixture evenly over the crumb crust; sprinkle remaining crumbs evenly over the top of date mixture.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden, about 30 minutes; cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before slicing into bars.

By symyee

Ingredients

• ✓ date
• prune
• water
• raisin
• margarine
• egg
• walnut
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Cut dates and prunes into small pieces; place into a medium saucepan. Add water and raisins. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in margarine. Set aside to cool.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
3. 3 Mix together eggs, nuts, and vanilla in a small bowl until well combined; add to cooled fruit mixture. Sift in flour, baking soda, and salt; stir until incorporated. Spread mixture in a 7x11-inch baking dish.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes.

By Allrecipes Member