Date Recipes

Naturally sweet and rich in fiber, dates are a healthy alternative sweetener for baking recipes. Try our recipes with dates, from classic date bars and desserts to breakfast recipes with dates to middle eastern recipes with dates.

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How to Make Chocolate-Covered Dates

If you love sweets but try to eat healthy(ish), chocolate-covered dates are the perfect dessert—and they couldn't be easier to make.

Pistachio and Date Ricotta Crostini

3 reviews

My husband and I regularly have date night at home where we make a four-course meal. For appetizers, I like...


Grandma’s Oatmeal Bars

2 reviews

While I was growing up, I enjoyed my grandma's oatmeal bars every Christmas. This recipe reminds me of her and...


Chocolate Date Energy Balls

1 review

Eating just one of these healthy treats satisfies my sweet tooth without added refined sugar. My recipe is a spinoff...


10 Health Benefits of Dates

The health benefits of dates couldn't be sweeter!

Date-Nut Honey Bars

The flavor combination here reminds me of baklava—without the hours of work! These bars are perfect for holiday gifts, party...


Bacon and Date Goat Cheese Burgers

3 reviews

Every bite of this burger is a rich and decadent combination of sweet and savory. If you can't find maple...

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Almond-Pecan Date Truffles

2 reviews

My daughter and I came across a date candy recipe when she was learning about ancient Egypt. We changed some...


Spiced Rum Fruitcake

3 reviews

This fruitcake not only can be made weeks ahead, it tastes better that way! You can substitute Brazil nuts, pecans...


Brownie Batter Oatmeal

We all grew up eating bowls of lumpy oatmeal for breakfast, and everyone has favorite toppings to make porridge more...


Oatmeal Date Bars

24 reviews

In no time at all, these oatmeal date bars will be ready for your family. They'll be surprised at how...

Fruitcake Pie

1 review

This recipe came from a friend who knows how much we love fruitcake. The pie has similar flavors, but it’s...


Winter Fruit Macaroons

3 reviews

Coconut macaroons with sweetened condensed milk instead of egg whites are my version of a recipe my mom loved. All...


Gluten-Free Sugarplums

7 reviews

Lots of moist, fruity flavor and nutty crunch give these sweet/spicy bites a
kind of gumdrop richness. They make...


Sticky Toffee Rice Pudding with Caramel Cream

6 reviews

Simple rice pudding gets a makeover with this upscale recipe. It has just the right thickness to soak up a...


Date-Walnut Pinwheels

2 reviews

Every time someone drops in for coffee, I bake up a batch of these fruit and nut pastries—I always keep...

Date Pudding Cobbler

There were eight children in my family when I was a girl, and all of us enjoyed this cobbler. I...


Date Pecan Tea Bread

7 reviews

Packed with dates and pecans, this sweet bread is excellent on its own and even better topped with the chunky...


Date Swirl Cookies

9 reviews

My granddaughter nicknamed my mother Cookie Grandma because she made wonderful cookie—including these crisp and chewy treats. —Donna Grace, Clancy,...


Date-Filled Rugelach

I like to take old recipes and make them my own. They’re so special to my family. Sometimes I roll...


Jeweled Fruitcake

3 reviews

I promise this jeweled fruitcake is simply fantastic. Even my friends and family members who don’t normally care for fruitcake...


Date Shake

The shake has the rich taste of dates. We recommend using Medjool dates for the most flavor. —Taste of Home...


Bacon-Wrapped Dates

7 reviews

My friends and I used to make the traditional bacon-wrapped jalapenos at cookouts. I decided to sweeten them up a...


Cherry Date Fruitcake

It's a Christmas tradition for me to serve this fruitcake at parties and to give it to friends and family....


Fruit ‘n’ Spice Rounds

5 reviews

While I was looking for a way to use up an abundance of dates, I came across this recipe. Made...

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Fruitcake Bars

4 reviews

"This recipe has been a family favorite for years," tells Terry Mercede of Danbury, Connecticut. "People who declare they won't...


Bacon Date Bread

4 reviews

Friends joke that whenever I’m asked to bring a dish to a party, my contribution always contains bacon. This recipe...


Date-Nut Fruitcake

2 reviews

Unlike traditional fruitcake, with its dark color and dense texture, this fruitcake is light-colored and light-textured, flavored with orange, coconut,...


Candy Orange Slice Fruitcake

2 reviews

My version of yule fruitcake has a citrusy twist. When you share it, be prepared to pass around the recipe....


Date-Nut Bran Muffins

4 reviews

This excellent bran muffin recipe has been in Daria Burcar's family over 25 years. "They're incredibly moist and chock-full of...


Cranberry Date Bars

15 reviews

Rich and fruity, these bars let you enjoy cranberries year-round. I've made batches for all kinds of church and social...