I like to rely on natural sugars in our baking and cooking. Think honey, maple syrup, rice malt syrup, fresh fruit and dried fruit like dates, figs, apricots, raisins and mulberries. So in an effort to create a heatlhy-ish sweet treat at home, here is a quick and easy date nut roll recipe. It is vegetarian, vegan and gluten free with all natural sugars in it.
Here I have minced Medjool dates only. However mixing it with dried figs or apricots is a good option . Then I chopped in nuts like almonds, cashews and pistachios and folded them in to form a log. Thereafter I covered the date nut roll in grated coconut. But you can roll it in raw cacao or good quality melted chocolate as well. And play around with whatever spices you fancy like cardamom, cinnamon and grated nutmeg. After chilling the roll in the freezer for a while, I used a sharp knife to slice it into circles . Very much like slicing chilled cookie dough. And that’s it. A quick fuss free dessert is ready.
Other Date Recipes To Enjoy
If you are looking for more date recipes, here are some quick and easy ideas with dates in general
- Use in smoothies. My favourite is a salted caramel style smoothie that includes dates, almond milk, nut butter, cinnamon with a pinch of sea salt.
- Stuff Medjool dates with peanut butter for a quick dessert bite
- Use as a sweetener in fudgy brownies like these Tahini Chocolate Brownies
- These healthy cookies are to die for and best of all are dairy-free made with whole grains
- And lastly who can resist a sticky toffee pudding as this one made with polenta, almonds, dates and all things nice
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Date Nut Roll Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 g Medjool dates
- 50 g almonds chopped
- 50 g cashews chopped
- 50 g pistachios chopped
- 2 tbsp grated coconut
Instructions
- Mash the dates with a fork in a bowl.
- Fold in the chopped nuts in the dates mash.
- Roll the mash over a surface with grated coconut to form a log
- Wrap in cling foil and freeze overnight
- Before serving roll in some more grated coconut and cut thin round slices using a sharp knife
