Date Recipes

Naturally sweet and rich in fiber, dates are a healthy alternative sweetener for baking recipes. Try our recipes with dates, from classic date bars and desserts to breakfast recipes with dates to middle eastern recipes with dates.

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    Creamy Apricot Stuffed Dates

    These delightful date bites are ridiculously easy to create. They always hit the sweet spot, whether served as an appetizer or dessert. —Aysha Schurman, Ammon, Idaho

    Sticky Toffee Pudding for Two

    Make date night at home even more special by plating up sticky toffee pudding for two with homemade toffee sauce.


    Cookie Dough-Stuffed Dates

    When you need a sweet treat, these cookie dough-stuffed dates are a tasty, naturally sweetened, healthy-ish snack.


    Sugared Date Balls

    4 reviews

    When I was a youngster, Mom always baked these tender old-fashioned cookies dotted with chewy dates and crunchy walnuts. Much...


    Festive Cranberry Cake

    2 reviews

    Each fall here in Alaska, an abundant crop of wild cranberries is ripe for cooking. This cake, a favorite in...

    Date Caramel

    1 review

    This date caramel recipe is for all caramel lovers trying to make healthier choices. Just blend four ingredients to create...


    Chocolate-Covered Dates

    If you love sweets but try to eat healthy(ish), chocolate-covered dates are the perfect dessert—and they couldn't be easier to...

    Pistachio and Date Ricotta Crostini

    5 reviews

    My husband and I regularly have date night at home where we make a four-course meal. For appetizers, I like...


    Chocolate Date Energy Balls

    2 reviews

    Eating just one of these healthy treats satisfies my sweet tooth without added refined sugar. My recipe is a spinoff...


    10 Health Benefits of Dates

    The health benefits of dates couldn't be sweeter!


    Date-Nut Honey Bars

    The flavor combination here reminds me of baklava—without the hours of work! These bars are perfect for holiday gifts, party...

    Bacon and Date Goat Cheese Burgers

    4 reviews

    Every bite of this burger is a rich and decadent combination of sweet and savory. If you can't find maple...


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    Almond-Pecan Date Truffles

    2 reviews

    My daughter and I came across a date candy recipe when she was learning about ancient Egypt. We changed some...


    Spiced Rum Fruitcake

    3 reviews

    This fruitcake not only can be made weeks ahead, it tastes better that way! You can substitute Brazil nuts, pecans...


    Brownie Batter Oatmeal

    We all grew up eating bowls of lumpy oatmeal for breakfast, and everyone has favorite toppings to make porridge more...


    Orange Date Bread

    6 reviews

    I loved visiting my aunt—she was an excellent baker, and her kitchen always smelled great. With her inspiration, I now...

    Cranberry Date Bars

    16 reviews

    Rich and fruity, these bars let you enjoy cranberries year-round. I've made batches for all kinds of church and social...


    Raisin Date Bread Pudding

    2 reviews

    All my leftover bread ends (raisin bread is a favorite in this house) and buns go in the freezer. Then,...


    Winning Cranberry Chutney

    4 reviews

    Meet the Cook: While searching for something to enhance the taste of fowl years ago, I discovered this recipe. I...


    Orange Date Nut Bread

    2 reviews

    Pecans are very plentiful in the South, and this is one of my favorite ways to use them. No other...


    Date Bars

    9 reviews

    These date bars combine naturally sweet dates with a buttery oat crumble for a satisfying treat that’s both...


    Date Nut Bars

    7 reviews

    Date nut bars are the perfect sweet afternoon snack when you need a pick-me-up.


    Date Nut Bread

    3 reviews

    Be sure the guest of honor at your Mother's Day brunch receives the recipe for this bread, sent in by...


    Date Bars

    4 reviews

    I used to be the cafeteria manager at a grade school and these bars were always a hit.


    Walnut-Date Quick Bread

    2 reviews

    I can remember my Aunt Emma making this bread, and I loved it. This recipe must be 60 or more...

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    Winning Cranberry Date Bars

    9 reviews

    I enjoy making these bars when cranberry season arrives. The recipe is very easy to put together, which is perfect...


    Date Pudding

    1 review

    This date pudding has been our family's favorite dessert for Thanksgiving and Christmas for 65 years...and it's still on the...


    Chewy Date Nut Bars

    16 reviews

    You'll need just six ingredients, including a convenient boxed cake mix, to bake up these chewy bars chock-full of walnuts...


    Fruitcake Bars

    4 reviews

    "This recipe has been a family favorite for years," tells Terry Mercede of Danbury, Connecticut. "People who declare they won't...


    Date Nut Candy

    1 review

    Even though my two grown sons aren't big "sweets eaters", they think these candies are exceptional. The big peanut butter...


    Date Pudding Cobbler

    There were eight children in my family when I was a girl, and all of us enjoyed this cobbler. I...