Easy Homemade Date Paste

Dates are one of our favorite natural sweeteners for most of our desserts, especially energy balls! They are super sweet, healthy, and are loaded with fiber and minerals. If you are looking for a sugar substitute for almost any recipe, our Easy Homemade Date Paste is perfect solution!

Very soon we will share with you one amazing dessert recipe where we would use date paste as a sweetener, so stay tuned for that! 🙂

Depending on the texture you would like to reach, we are sharing with you 2 ways on how to make a date paste. We used the first faster method, but for extra creamier texture and vibrant color, follow the slower method.

This recipe is very basic, has just 3 ingredients. By adding cacao powder and ground walnuts you can turn this paste into delicious chocolate spread. Try it out :). Our date paste is 100% vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and naturally sugar-free.

 
Let us know if you like this recipe, and if you would like to see more basic recipes like this on our blog. Here are our absolutely the best energy ball recipes that we made using dates as sweetener: Puffed Quinoa Energy Balls, Vegan Hazelnut Sugar-Free Energy Balls, and Vegan Sugar-Free Energy Balls.

Prep time: 3 min   Cook time: 3 min   Total: 6 min   Servings: 4

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INGREDIENTS

• 10 dates (about 150 g)
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) water
• pinch of salt (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

• FASTER METHOD: Add water, dates, and salt into a high speed blender and blend on high until smooth and creamy. For this method pick very soft dates!
• SLOWER METHOD: Place the dates into warm water and soak for 1-2 hours. Once dates are softened, place them, along with soaking water and salt, into a high speed blender. For this method you can use either soft or dried dates.
• For both methods make sure to add more or less water depending on the thickness you would like to reach. We suggest you adding less water than what we wrote in the ingredients, and then slowly adding more if necessary.
• Transfer the paste into an airtight glass jar/container. Keep in fridge for up to 4 weeks.
• Enjoy your Easy Homemade Date Paste!

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