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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    Festive Cranberry Cake

    2 reviews

    Each fall here in Alaska, an abundant crop of wild cranberries is ripe for cooking. This cake, a favorite in my family, makes good use of the harvest. What's more, since you can prepare it the night before your Thanksgiving celebration, the recipe is a real timesaver at a hectic time of year. —Gladys Wilson, Anchorage, Alaska

    Walnut Date Bread

    5 reviews

    Many years ago when I was sick, a dear friend stopped with a pot of soup and this beautiful bread....


    Date Pecan Tea Bread

    8 reviews

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


    Date Pudding Cobbler

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


    Date Drops

    These cake-like cookies are nutritious, flavorful and firm enough to pack well in brown-bag lunches.—Doris Barb, El Dorado, Kansas

    Date-Filled Rugelach

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


    Cherry Date Fruitcake

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


    Date Shake

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


    Orange Date Muffins

    1 review

    "Anyone who likes dates and the flavor of orange will think these moist muffins are a treat," confirms Rosella Peters...


    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...


    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...


    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 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,...

    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...


    Maraschino Cherry Mini Loaves

    1 review

    I've been making these breads as Christmas gifts for my neighbors for more than 20 years. Each moist slice is...


    Date Bar Dessert

    3 reviews

    MY MOTHER copied this recipe from a Quaker Oats box in the 1950s, and it remains one of our favorite...


    Brown Sugar Date Squares

    5 reviews

    "I've used this recipe for years," shares Suzanne Caithamer of Walton, Kentucky. "It's a wonderful addition to care packages and...


    Chocolate Date Squares

    1 review

    "My mother-in-law used to send these moist bars to my husband when he was in the Army," relates field editor...


    Walnut Date Loaf

    1 review

    "I discovered this nutty bread when my aunt gave our family a bunch of dates and we didn't know what...


    Date-Nut Yeast Bread

    1 review

    "For breakfast, this bread is delicious toasted, buttered and topped with cinnamon-sugar," writes Roseanne Farulli, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.


    Walnut-Date Quick Bread

    2 reviews

    I can remember my Aunt Emma making this bread, and I loved it. This recipe must be 60 or more...


    Date Bars

    4 reviews

    I used to be the cafeteria manager at a grade school and these bars were always a hit.

    Apple Date Crisp

    1 review

    My mother loves to make this old-fashioned dessert, and my father, brother and I love to eat it. Each serving...


    Date-Filled Sandwich Cookies

    2 reviews

    Of all the cookies I've baked over the years, these have remained one of my all-time favorite. The dough is...


    Apricot Date Squares

    3 reviews

    Memories of her mom's fruity date bars inspired Shannon Koene of Blacksburg, Virginia to create this wonderful recipe. “I've had...


    Orange Date Nut Bread

    2 reviews

    Pecans are very plentiful in the South, and this is one of my favorite ways to use them. No other...


    Waldorf Salad with Dates

    2 reviews

    “For extra taste and texture, I added dates to the original recipe for this popular salad,” writes Mary Kirner of...


    Date Pudding

    1 review

    THIS PUDDING has been our family's favorite dessert for Thanksgiving and Christmas for 65 years...and it's still on the menu.