Peanut Butter Stuffed Dates with Chocolate
These 3-ingredient gems will rock your world. Chewy-sweet dates, stuffed with peanut butter and dunked in dark chocolate. They taste exactly like a Snickers (but a healthier option)!
These stuffed dates are so easy to make! You simply remove the seeds/pits from the dates (if necessary, some are sold pitted), fill them with peanut butter, and then submerge the whole thing in chocolate. After a few minutes of cooling, they’re ready to devour!
Here’s all you need for these stuffed dates. Dried dates (of course!), your favorite peanut butter, and chocolate. Dried dates are sold with the other dried fruit in the supermarket (and sometimes in the produce section). For the peanut butter, you can use your favorite and it can be smooth or chunky. You can also swap in a different nut butter. For the chocolate, you can use semisweet or milk chocolate and it can be chips, chunks, or melting wafers. If desired, if you’re using chocolate chips, you can add 1 teaspoon of coconut oil when melting the chocolate; this helps create a smooth, glossy consistency.
These stuffed dates make a great addition to any party spread. Not just great for snacking at home, these dates are great for any kind of celebration, whether it’s a birthday, graduation, baby shower, bridal shower, game day – even book club!
This recipe is easy to double or triple! I made 12 stuffed dates this time, but you can easily make as many as you want/need. Simply increase the ingredients accordingly.
How should you store your stuffed dates? Store your stuffed dates in an airtight container for up to 1 week. If your kitchen is warm, store them in the refrigerator.
Peanut Butter Stuffed Dates with Chocolate
Ingredients
- 12 dried dates
- 6 teaspoons peanut butter, or nut butter of choice, smooth or chunky
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate, or milk chocolate chips, or melting wafers
- Optional: 1 teaspoon coconut oil, if you’re using chocolate chips, this helps keep the chocolate smooth and glossy when melted.
Instructions
- Using a small, sharp knife, slice each date from end to end, just into the center, but not through to the other side. Open the dates gently (as if opening a book). If your dates aren’t pitted, remove the seeds/pits.
- Spoon the peanut butter into the dates, about 1/2 teaspoon each. Fold the dates back into shape (they won’t close completely).
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, checking and stirring every 20 seconds. If desired, add the coconut oil to chocolate chips to ensure a smooth, glossy consistency.
- Dunk the peanut butter stuffed dates in the melted chocolate and turn to coat. Transfer to a parchment- or foil-lined baking sheet to cool. If you want to speed up the process, transfer the dates to the refrigerator.