Can I use almond butter instead of peanut butter?

Yes! Follow the same recipe, but with almond butter instead. Typically, almond butter is much thicker than peanut butter. Therefore, you may want to remove the almond flour completely.

Can I make them nut-free?

Absolutely! Use sunflower seed butter instead. You can remove the almond flour or swap it with oat flour.

Do I have to use almond flour?

No, it's optional. If I'm using a natural peanut butter with a drippy consistency, I add almond flour to thicken it. This makes the snickers dates much cleaner and tastier (because the peanut butter filling won't be dripping everywhere!). However, if your peanut butter is quite thick and solid, you can omit almond flour from the recipe.

Can I use white chocolate chips?

Of course. If white chocolate is more your thing, feel free to swap the chocolate chips with white chocolate instead.

Snickers Dates (Healthy & Easy!)

Description

Snickers dates are stuffed with peanut butter, roasted peanuts, and covered in melted chocolate! This snickers dates recipe is easy, healthy, vegan, dairy-free, and made with no added sugar. They are rich, creamy, crunchy, sweet and salty all at once. These chocolate peanut butter dates are so addictive. They taste like a healthy snickers bar!

Ingredients

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30 medjool dates
1 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup almond flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup roasted peanuts
1 cup chocolate chips (or more as needed)
1–2 tbsp flaky sea salt (for topping)

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Instructions

In a bowl, add peanut butter, almond flour, and vanilla extract. Stir together until evenly combined. Add roasted peanuts, then stir together again.
Place a large piece of parchment paper onto a cutting board or plate. Slice the medjool dates in half lengthwise, leaving the base of each date still intact. Remove the pits and discard them. Spread a spoonful of peanut butter into the center of each date. Gently press each date closed.
In a bowl, add chocolate chips. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until the chocolate is melted through.
Using a fork, carefully dip each peanut butter stuffed date into the melted chocolate. Tap off any excess, then transfer it to the parchment paper. Alternatively, drizzle the melted chocolate over each medjool date. Sprinkle flaky sea salt on top of the melted chocolate.
Chill the dates in the refrigerator until the chocolate sets. Enjoy!

Notes

How to store: Store the snickers dates inside a tightly sealed container or ziplock bag in the refrigerator. Enjoy within 1-2 weeks. If you’d like to store them longterm, keep in the freezer and enjoy within 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 date
Calories: 180
Sugar: 17g
Fat: 9g
Carbohydrates: 22g
Fiber: 3g
Protein: 4.5g