These delicious peanut butter stuffed dates are so easy to make and taste almost like snickers! Undetectably good for you, crowd-pleasing and great to make with kids.
Dates are our favorite sweet treat! They are soft, caramelly and can even be worked into desserts as a healthy and wholesome sweetener.
From peanut butter bliss balls to date caramel or chocolate mousse, all of these recipes feature dates instead of refined sugar.
But now it’s time to make this delicious fruit the main star!
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These peanut butter stuffed dates are great for easy and healthy snacking — they require only 4 simple ingredients, can be stored in the fridge or even freezer (awesome during summer!) and they almost taste like snickers.
Especially if you have a small appetite or are looking to gain some weight, this healthy treat is made from high-calorie vegan foods and offers essential nutrients at the same time!
Looking for more flavor ideas? Try our savory pecan stuffed dates, cream cheese stuffed dates, and chocolate-dipped dates!
Ingredients needed
- Medjool dates — we highly recommend this variety over other dates due to their size and taste!
- Peanut butter — you would have guessed that from the recipe name, right?
- Almonds — the crunchy star of our stuffed dates! We love them lightly toasted.
- Toppings — our recipe uses chopped dark chocolate, almonds and some coarse salt for a snickers-type treat!
Doesn’t that sound so delicious? Keep on reading to see for yourself how easy they are to create and which swaps we suggest.
How to make peanut butter stuffed dates
Pit the dates
Using a sharp knife, carefully slice each date lengthwise without cutting all the way through them.
Pry the sides open with your thumbs, push the back of the date with your index fingers to expose the pit. Pull it out and put it aside to compost later.
Place the pitted dates on a large plate next to each other.
Stuff the dates
Using a small spoon, distribute the creamy peanut butter evenly between your prepared dates.
Line them next to each other on a serving plate, then top the stuffed dates with chopped dark chocolate, crushed almonds and coarse salt if you want.
Storing & serving suggestions
The stuffed dates should be refrigerated for 30-60 minutes before serving so they become firmer.
During hot summer days, we like to place them in the freezer on a plate for 30 minutes until they are somewhat frozen.
Then, you can enjoy them cold or transfer them to a freezer-safe bag or container and grab one after the other at your convenience.
The stuffed dates can be stored in the fridge for up to a week and in the freezer for several months.
They work as a kid-friendly snack, as part of a vegan appetizer platter and can be made during vegan meal prep.
Enjoy them on their own, with some almond milk, vanilla almond latte or with peanut butter oatmeal cookies for a more substantial snack.
Customization ideas
Feel free to swap the peanut butter for another nut butter, sunflower butter, pumpkin butter or tahini! You can mix it with some cocoa powder for more chocolatey snickers-style stuffed dates and use crunchy peanut butter instead of smooth peanut butter if you prefer that texture.
Other topping ideas include chopped walnuts or peanuts, cinnamon or other spices, sesame and pomegranate seeds.
If you want to make them extra fancy, you can dip them in dark chocolate as a delicious coating — similar to our vegan chocolate-covered strawberries.
More easy vegan treats
- Blackout Brownies
- Carrot Cake Bites
- Pistachio Bliss Balls
- Chocolate Chickpea Ice Cream
- Raw Caramel Slice
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Ingredients
- 10 Medjool dates
- 2-3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 5-6 almonds lightly toasted, crushed
- 1 oz dark chocolate chopped (28 g)
- ⅓ teaspoon coarse salt
Instructions
- Cut the Medjool dates open lengthwise and remove the pits. Arrange them in a single layer on a large plate.
- Fill each date with peanut butter and garnish with chopped chocolate and crushed almonds.
- Sprinkle with coarse salt and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes before serving.
Notes
- If you can’t have peanut butter, simply use almond butter, cashew butter or even tahini.
- Store them individually in the freezer for a delicious pre-made treat during summer!
- Feel free to skip all of the toppings and just have plain peanut butter stuffed dates.
Dr Greger discusses a study where the study group was “stuffed” with 7 dates/day (+700 calories) for 4 weeks and yet none gained weight. Interesting…
https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-dates-good-for-you/