Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Dates
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Dates that make a great healthy and nutritious snack. They are very easy to make and only require 4 delicious ingredients. The flaky sea salt sprinkled on top goes perfectly with the dark chocolate, peanut butter and sweet flavor of Medjool dates.
- Prep Time: 60 min
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
12 fresh whole medjool dates, pitted
Natural peanut butter
200 gr / 7 ounces 70% dark chocolate
(or semi sweet chocolate)
Flaky sea salt for sprinkling, optional
Instructions
Fill each date with peanut butter. About ½ tsp per date depending on size. Be careful not to overfill.
Place them on a freezer safe tray / plate and freeze for 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, chop the chocolate and melt in the microwave stirring every 30 seconds.
Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet or cutting board.
Dip each date into the melted chocolate using a spoon to coat and transfer onto the parchment paper.
Place the dates in the fridge until the chocolate is set. About 25-30 minutes.
Take the dates out of the fridge and drizzle with melted chocolate. Sprinkle with sea salt and place again in the fridge and chill until the chocolate is set.
The dates are now ready to serve as a healthy snack.
Transfer the dates into an airtight container and store in the fridge up to 1 week.
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