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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    Gourmet Grilled Cheese with Date-Bacon Jam

    1 review

    This sandwich doubles up on melty cheese, but the star of the show is the sweet and salty date-bacon jam....


    Date-Filled Rugelach

    I like to take old recipes and make them my own. They’re so special to my family. Sometimes I roll...


    Nut Butter Cups

    1 review

    My indulgent, nutty treat is simple to make and looks fabulous. At our house, we use all-natural ingredients for them....


    Date Pinwheel Cookies

    9 reviews

    A delightful nut-and-date filling swirls through these sweet, buttery date pinwheel cookies. Enjoy them during the holidays or as a...


    Date Nut Log

    2 reviews

    My mother served this dessert one year after a big holiday meal. We all thought it was delicious. Since then...


    Chocolate Date Squares

    1 review

    "My mother-in-law used to send these moist bars to my husband when he was in the Army," relates field editor...


    Date-Walnut Pinwheels

    2 reviews

    Every time someone drops in for coffee, I bake up a batch of these fruit and nut pastries—I always keep...


    Date Shake

    The shake has the rich taste of dates. We recommend using Medjool dates for the most flavor. —Taste of Home...

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    Sticky Toffee Pudding

    3 reviews

    Sticky toffee pudding is a sponge cake that's loaded with softened dates and soaked to the core with a heavy-handed...


    Bacon Date Bread

    4 reviews

    Friends joke that whenever I’m asked to bring a dish to a party, my contribution always contains bacon. This recipe...


    Candied Fruitcake Squares

    3 reviews

    I'm not big on citrussy fruitcake, so when I found this version decades ago, I knew I'd found "my" recipe....


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    Bacon-Wrapped Dates

    8 reviews

    These bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with blue cheese are crunchy, smoky and sweet. They make perfect appetizers for holiday gatherings, relaxed...


    Stuffed Dates

    1 review

    Creamy, tangy filling meets the natural sweetness of dates in this easy, elegant appetizer that's ready in minutes and fantastic...


    Grandma’s Date Bars

    2 reviews

    These nicely textured bars are delicious. It's a good recipe for today's diet awareness, because there's no shortening used.
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    Mom’s Gelatin Fruit Salad

    My mom found this recipe many years ago and has since handed it down to me and my sisters. It...


    Moroccan Spiced Fruit & Nut Bread

    1 review

    Red pepper flakes combined with the cinnamon and allspice give each slice of this bread a subtle hint of warmth....


    Sticky Toffee Rice Pudding with Caramel Cream

    6 reviews

    The simple rice pudding gets a makeover with this upscale recipe. It has just the right thickness to soak up...

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    Cuccidati

    17 reviews

    Fancier than Fig Newtons and even more delicious, Italian cuccidati cookies are a traditional fruit-filled holiday cookie worth eating year-round.


    Date Pinwheel Cookies

    13 reviews

    This is a great recipe for a delicious cookie to serve at the end of any meal. The dates have...


    Lebkuchen

    6 reviews

    Dense, chewy lebkuchen is a great addition to your Christmas-cookie routine, but you can make it any time of year....


    Date Pecan Tea Bread

    8 reviews

    Packed with dates and pecans, this sweet bread is excellent on its own and even better topped with the chunky...


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    Fruitcake Christmas Cookies

    19 reviews

    A twist on classic fruitcake, these easy fruitcake cookies are as festive as they are fun to bake.


    Walnut Date Loaf

    1 review

    "I discovered this nutty bread when my aunt gave our family a bunch of dates and we didn't know what...