Dates With Hazelnuts

Submitted by Angelas Heaven

"Medjool dates are nature’s candy. They have a soft, creamy, slightly chewy texture and are filled with fiber, potassium, magnesium and other minerals. A pinch of flake salt enters as a background note, adding a lingering taste that rounds out the sweetness."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 20 medjool dates
• 40 hazelnuts
• 1 cup dark chocolate
• 1 tablespoon flake salt

directions

1. Take a date, make a vertical cut deep enough to remove the pit, but not so deep as to cut the date in half. Discard the pit.
2. Stuff each date with two hazelnuts and dip it in melted chocolate.
3. Roll each to cover completely and then lift out with a fork letting the excess chocolate drip off before placing on a parchment lined baking sheet.
4. Sprinkle flake salt on top of each chocolate covered date when they are almost dry. If you sprinkle the salt too early when the chocolate is too wet the salt will become slightly brown.
5. Store the stuffed dates in an airtight container in the fridge, but bring them to room temperature before serving to heighten the taste of the chocolate.
6. Package them up in a pretty box and you have homemade gift that’s sure to be remembered.