Cookie Dough-Stuffed Dates

Name: Cookie Dough-Stuffed Dates
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 12 stuffed dates
Ingredients: 12 Medjool dates, pitted; 3/4 cup almond flour; 2 tablespoons almond butter; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips; Flaky sea salt, for garnish

Total Time Prep: 10 min. + chilling

Yield 12 stuffed dates

Test Kitchen Approved

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

Ingredients

12 Medjool dates, pitted
3/4 cup almond flour
2 tablespoons almond butter
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Flaky sea salt, for garnish

Directions

Slice dates lengthwise to create a small pouch.
In a small bowl, stir together almond flour, almond butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract and salt until a soft dough forms; fold in chocolate chips. Spoon a generous teaspoon of dough into each date.
Refrigerate 10 minutes. Garnish with flaky sea salt just before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1 stuffed date: 94 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 56mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

When I need a little treat, these gluten-free, no-bake cookie dough-stuffed dates are just what I need to satiate my sweet tooth. —Susan Bronson, Rhinelander, Wisconsin

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