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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    Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

    2 reviews

    The classic sticky toffee pudding is a traditional dessert in the United Kingdom. I love that I can just stay...


    Date Shake

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


    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...


    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...


    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...


    Lemon Date Couscous

    3 reviews

    Couscous is a great way to deliver bold flavors, and it cooks so quickly. This makes a wonderful accompaniment to...


    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...


    Moroccan Spiced Fruit & Nut Bread

    1 review

    Red pepper flakes combined with the cinnamon and allspice give each slice of this bread a subtle hint of warmth....

    Mom’s Gelatin Fruit Salad

    My mom found this recipe many years ago and has since handed it down to me and my sisters. It...


    Grandma’s Date Bars

    2 reviews

    These nicely textured bars are delicious. It's a good recipe for today's diet awareness, because there's no shortening used.
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    Cuccidati

    17 reviews

    The compliments from family and friends make these Sicilian cookies worth the effort. It’s the best recipe I’ve found! —Carolyn...


    Candied Fruitcake Squares

    3 reviews

    I'm not big on citrussy fruitcake, so when I found this version decades ago, I knew I'd found "my" recipe....


    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 Nut Bars

    7 reviews

    I've had this recipe since 1938, when the girls I worked with game me a bridal shower. One of their...


    Best Date Bars

    9 reviews

    These wholesome bar cookies freeze well. Simply cool them in the pan, cut into squares and store them in airtight...


    Date Nut Bread

    3 reviews

    Be sure the guest of honor at your Mother's Day brunch receives the recipe for this bread, sent in by...


    Nut Butter Cups

    1 review

    My indulgent, nutty treat is simple to make and looks fabulous. At our house, we use all-natural ingredients for them....

    Date-Filled Rugelach

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


    Gourmet Grilled Cheese with Date-Bacon Jam

    1 review

    This sandwich doubles up on melty cheese, but the star of the show is the sweet and salty date-bacon jam....


    Lebkuchen

    6 reviews

    It's tradition for my family to make these German treats together. The recipe came from my great-grandmother's cookbook, and judging...


    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 Pinwheels

    13 reviews

    This is a great recipe for a delicious cookie to serve at the end of any meal. The dates have...


    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...

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    Fruitcake Christmas Cookies

    18 reviews

    As holiday gifts, these rich fruit-and nut-filled cookies are pretty and practical. These are great make ahead Christmas cookies...


    Finnish Pinwheels

    3 reviews

    When my sister was hosting an exchange student from Finland, she served these cookies I'd made to her guest. The...


    Winning Cranberry Date Bars

    8 reviews

    I enjoy making these bars when cranberry season arrives. The recipe is very easy to put together, which is perfect...


    Date-Nut Pinwheels

    7 reviews

    Pinwheel cookies with dates and walnuts are a family treasure. There are a few steps when prepping, so I sometimes...


    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...