Hot Dates: 7 Superb Date Recipes

Dates are Nature’s Own Sweetener. Plenty of desserts can be made using dates, preferred for their subtle sweetness and the minerals and vitamins they provide.

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Date And Walnut Cake

Topped with nuts and chironji seeds, Manasi Sadarangani presents an eggless, vegan date cake that goes wonderfully well with a cup of hot chai.

Please find the recipe here: Date And Walnut Cake

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Date Rolls

Here's a no-bake dessert from Vishaka Rautela that uses dates and Marie biscuits to make delicious biscuit rolls.

Please find the recipe here: Date Rolls

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Moroccan Stuffed Dates

Yes, you can make this exotic Moroccan delicacy at home, very quickly too! Its stuffing ingredients include almonds, cinnamon, lemon zest, butter and it's garnished with coconut and nuts.

Please find the recipe here: Moroccan Stuffed Dates

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Date Kalakand

Chef Merajuddin Ansari opts to make traditional kalakand with dates. A paste of paneer and dates is simmered down in milk till it's a soft, melt-in-the-mouth treat.

Please find the recipe here: Date Kalakand

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Date And Peanut Laddoos

A double-dose of health and happiness -- peanut date laddoos. Sangita Agrawal makes them with just a few ingredients and cardamom and coconut add even more flavour.

Please find the recipe here: Date And Peanut Laddoos

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Date And Nut Bars

Taruna Deepak brings you her wholesome version of date bars made with soft Medjool dates, crunchy almonds, cashews, pistachios and a hint of toasted hemp seeds. A touch of ghee or coconut oil binds the bars together. 

Please find the recipe here: Date And Nut Bars

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Chocolate Dates

Why settle for plain dates when you can turn them into a decadent treat? Chef Sabyasachi Gorai’s date delights are jazzed up with crunchy chopped walnuts and a coating of rich melted chocolate.

Please find the recipe here: Chocolate Dates

 

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