These delicious heart-shaped Medjool dates are stuffed with peanut butter and topped with dark chocolate!
They are a tasty and fun treat for Valentine's Day, a birthday party, or anytime you want a sweet treat!
Recipe Features
- Made with just a few simple ingredients, these sweet treats will be a hit with the whole family.
- Perfect for Valentine's Day, Galentine's Day, or any other time you want to show some love!
Ingredients
- Medjool Dates - fresh, ripe dates will work best - you want them to be a little sticky on the inside.
- Dark Chocolate - use dark chocolate chips or a bar of dark chocolate.
- Peanut Butter or Almond Butter - use your favorite nut butter to stuff the dates.
- To decorate - you can use freeze-dried strawberries or raspberries, chopped nuts, flaky sea salt, or sprinkles!
See the recipe card for quantities.
Tips for Making this Recipe
- Specialty Ingredients - You can often find freeze-dried strawberries or raspberries at Target, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's. If not, they are available online from Thrive Market and Amazon.
- Recommended Tools - I highly recommend letting the dates rest on a piece of parchment paper or a silpat after dipping them in chocolate. This will keep them from sticking to another surface.
Sweet Treats!
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Chocolate Date Hearts
These adorable heart-shaped peanut butter stuffed chocolate dates are the perfect Valentine's Day treat!
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Servings: 12 pieces
Ingredients
- 12 Medjool Dates
- ¾ cup dark chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon crushed freeze-dried raspberries
- optional - chopped nuts or flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Slice the dates and remove the pits. Tear the dates in half so you have two equal pieces. Press them together to form a heart.
- Spread a little peanut butter onto the sticky side of the dates. Place the dates on a cutting board or baking sheet and freeze for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the chocolate in the microwave in 30 second increments till melted. Stir to make sure there are no lumps.
- Dip the dates into the chocolate and use a fork to remove them - shake them gently to remove excess chocolate.
- Place the dates on a piece of parchment paper and sprinkle the freeze-dried raspberries or other toppings on them.
- Allow to cool and harden for 10 minutes. Keep in the refrigerator till serving.
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Notes
Storage - leftover chocolate covered dates should be stored in the refrigerator. Keep in an airtight container for up to a week.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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