Today is National Medjool Date Day! To celebrate this naturally sweet holiday, I’ve gathered all of my super sweet recipes for you! I knew I used Medjool dates a lot, but WOW, I didn’t realize just how often I used them in my recipes! As you guys know, you will never find any recipes containing refined sugar on my blog, so Medjool dates make the perfect choice for most of my creations!
If you didn’t already know about Nature’s power fruit…
Natural Delights™ Medjool Dates, named an official “heart healthy” food by the American Heart Association, are low-medium on the glycemic index and packed full of fiber and potassium (50% more, by weight, than a banana) – making them perfect for boosting energy, satisfying hunger and helping with muscle recovery. Their caramel-like taste, consistency and natural sweetness gives them an advantage over refined sugars in recipes and pre- and post-workout snacks. Medjool dates are also gluten-free, Vegan, Halal and Kosher, making them perfect for nearly every diet.
Explore all of my sweet & savory Medjool date recipes, plus scroll all the way to the bottom for information about tonight’s #MedjoolDateDay Twitter Party brought to you by @NDmedjooldates for a fun Medjool convo with fellow blogger and host @CoryanneEttiene and a chance to win some awesome prizes (um, I heard there’s really cool fitness gear!) from Natural Delights™ Medjool Dates!
Raw Brownie Bites
Caramel Date Sauce
{Copycat} Cashew Cookie Larabars
Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookies
Crunchy Chia Energy Bites
Espresso Chocolate Mousse
Hail To the Kale Salad & Dressing
Healthy Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip
Mini Vegan Pumpkin Pies
Valentine’s Day Cookie Sandwiches
To mark the holiday, Natural Delights™ is partnering with blogger and power-Tweeter Coryanne Ettiene for a one-hour Twitter party TODAY Feb. 4 at 5pm PST/8pm EST. Guests who participate in the conversation by tagging @CoryanneEttiene, @NDMedjoolDates and using #MedjoolDateDay will have the opportunity to win more than $1,200 in fitness prizes, as well as downloading recently added recipes.
Don’t forget to tag @NDMedjoolDates, @CoryanneEttiene and use #MedjoolDateDay!!!
Colleen
February 4, 2015 at 11:44 am (9 years ago)Thank you so much for this post! I have just started playing with dates and have been searching for the perfect recipes. Well I hit the jackpot with this post. Thank you so much for the recipes! So incredibly helpful.
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Honestly Fitness
February 4, 2015 at 4:36 pm (9 years ago)I absolutely adore medjool dates, truly natures candy! I myself have made a similar sauce to your caramel sauce, but a toffee sauce using dates too. They are so versatile. And thanks for the heads up about the Twitter party, can’t wait to join in xx
enticinghealthyeating
February 4, 2015 at 6:13 pm (9 years ago)I think I really started to use dates more often my cooking just this year. Where had I been?! I’m in love with them now. I recently used dates in a vegan banana blueberry recipe I came up with for my blog! Thanks for all of the recipes!
Evolve With Mary
February 5, 2015 at 1:15 am (9 years ago)HAPPY NATIONAL MEDJOOL DATE DAY!! Recently I’ve been playing with date recipes, can’t wait to try your mini vegan pumpkin pies, they are super cute.
Katie Brion
February 10, 2015 at 6:57 pm (9 years ago)Thank you so much for the recipes. I made the brownies and the chia energy balls and they were so good! Even my kids liked the brownies! Next I am going to make the date shake. Thank you so much you are such an inspiration.
Catherine
February 10, 2015 at 7:11 pm (9 years ago)You’re so welcome Katie! I’m so glad you and your kids loved the brownies, that totally made my day! I can’t wait for you to try the date shake next! xo
nicole dziedzic
May 12, 2015 at 5:05 pm (9 years ago)Wow awesome list of mouth watering choices, going to have to put these in my list of things to make. The vegan banana bread sounds like a great one to start with.