Take your Chocolate Covered Dates to the next level! The combination of the natural sweetness of dates, creamy peanut butter, crunchy peanuts, all covered in chocolate, makes for a mouth-watering treat that is hard to resist. This amazing dessert recipe will remind you classic snickers bars, but in a healthy form.
If you are looking for a sweet and indulgent dessert that’s healthy and easy to make, try these amazing Chocolate Covered Dates! These bite-size treats have a delicious combination of caramel-like dates, creamy peanut butter, salty and crunchy peanuts, and velvety chocolate.
So, whether you are hosting a party or just looking for a quick, easy, and healthy treat, these chocolate covered dates will become your new favorite dessert!
Ingredients and Substitution
- Dates. I prefer to use Medjool dates, because of their big size and sweet caramel-like flavor. Although, you can use any dates you can find in your local food store.
- Peanut butter. Try to use good quality butter that’s made with just peanuts and salt. It tastes a lot better than the one made with additives, plus it’s healthier.
- Peanuts. Roasted salted peanuts are my favorite, as they balance the sweetness of the dates.
- Chocolate. Good quality dark chocolate or chocolate chips are preferred.
- Coconut oil. We need just a teaspoon of coconut oil to make the melted chocolate smooth and shiny.
How to make it
Cut a slit in each date and remove the pits.
Fill each date with peanut butter and sprinkle some chopped peanuts on top of peanut butter.
In a mixing bowl, add chocolate chips and coconut oil, then melt until smooth consistency.
Working one at a time, dip the filled dates in melted chocolate to fully cover from all the sides, allowing the excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl.
Transfer them to a baking sheet with parchment paper and top with some extra chopped peanuts.
Refrigerate for about 30 minutes before serving.
How to melt chocolate
- Microwave. You can add chocolate and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl and heat it in a microwave in 20 seconds increments, stirring in between until fully melted and smooth.
- Double boiler. Fill a sauce pan with a few inches of water and bring it to simmer. Once simmering, reduce the heat to low. Add chocolate and coconut oil in a heat-proof bowl and place it on top of the sauce pan with simmering water. Stir often until the chocolate and melted and smooth.
Tips for best results
- Nut butter varieties. If you don’t like peanut butter, you can substitute it with almond, hazelnut, or cashew butter and roasted nuts.
- Chocolate. Use good quality chocolate bar or chips in this recipe. It makes a BIG difference.
- Dipping dates into chocolate. To make it easier to dip stuffed dates into chocolate, I like to pierce the dates with a toothpick, then dip into the melted chocolate, and using a teaspoon, pour over more chocolate to fully cover from all the sides.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can keep them in an air-tight container in the fridge for about a week.
Chocolate Covered Dates
Ingredients
- 15 Medjool Dates
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup roasted salted peanuts chopped
- ¾ cup dark chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Cut a slit in each date and remove the pits.
- Fill each date with peanut butter and sprinkle some chopped peanuts on top of peanut butter.
- In a mixing bowl, add chocolate chips and coconut oil, then melt until smooth consistency.
- Working one at a time, dip the filled dates in melted chocolate to fully cover from all the sides, allowing the excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl.
- Transfer them to a baking sheet with parchment paper and top with some extra chopped peanuts.
- Refrigerate for about 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Nut butter varieties. If you don’t like peanut butter, you can substitute it with almond, hazelnut, or cashew butter and roasted nuts.
- Chocolate. Use good quality chocolate bar or chips in this recipe. It makes a BIG difference.
- Dipping dates into chocolate. To make it easier to dip stuffed dates into chocolate, I like to pierce the dates with a toothpick, then dip into the melted chocolate, and using a teaspoon, pour over more chocolate to fully cover from all the sides.
- How to store. You can keep them in an air-tight container in the fridge for about a week.
These dates were fbulous, we made and took it with us for our trip. Thanks for your recipe
WOW! I really need to try these! Missing the chocolate so Ill get this today and make them for my kids and ourselves!
Oh my goodness, these were good! I like them better than a candy bar!
These chocolate-covered dates are easy to make and taste absolutely amazing! What a great snack/dessert that is!
OMG! I’m such a fan of sweet and salty snacks and this one was over the top! I had to hide them from myself so I didn’t eat them all in one sitting. Thanks so much for the recipe.
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What an easy and super delicious recipe. I have never tried dates and chocolate together; it was a revelation. These dates have become one of my favorite snacks.
What a healthy way to enjoy a fun dessert. These will be my replacement when craving chocolate bars!
What an awesome sweet treat! 🙂 I would totally want to try this with almond butter. And I just love how simple & easy these are to make.
You can never go wrong with covering fruit in chocolate. These dates were wonderful and cheaper than buying them at the store.
I am always looking for healthy options to curb my hubby’s sweet tooth. He loves dates and chocolate. These will be a hit for sure.