Date Snickers
These Date "Snickers" are a fun spin on a classic candy. This recipe calls for just 5 ingredients–Medjool dates, creamy peanut butter, crunchy peanuts, coconut oil, and melted chocolate of your choice.
Ingredients
- 12 Medjool dates
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons peanuts, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips of your choice (milk, dark, white chocolate)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- Flakey sea salt, optional
Instructions
- Use a knife to make a lengthwise slit down the center of one side of the dates. Be sure to not cut through the other side. Remove and discard the center pit.
- Add pitted dates to a sheet of parchment paper on a sheet pan.
- Spoon about 1 teaspoon of peanut butter into the center of each sliced date. Then, top each date with about 1/2 teaspoon chopped peanuts.
- Next, place chocolate chips and coconut oil in a small bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals until fully melted.
- You can use a spoon to gently drizzle the melted chocolate over dates OR you can fully fully coat the dates in the chocolate by using your hands or a toothpick to dip them. Place the chocolate covered dates back onto the parchment paper.
- If desired, sprinkle over a pinch of sea salt before adding the sheet pan to the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
- Once the chocolate has hardened, you can enjoy your homemade date snickers!
Nutrition
Serving: 1date snickersCalories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 81mgFiber: 2gSugar: 20g
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