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Ingredients

Method
  • 1 x 400 g pack Woolworths Medjool dates
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ½ t ground cinnamon, plus extra for sprinkling
  • ½ t ground cardamom, plus extra for sprinkling
  • To decorate:
  • 100 g dark chocolate, melted
  • chopped almonds
  • finely chopped almonds or hazelnuts
  • edible flowers
@wwtaste These easy choc-dipped dates by @Fatima Saib make the best gifts for Ramadan! Top with edible flowers if you’re feeling fancy. SPICED DATES 1 x 400 g pack Woolworths Medjool dates ½ cup peanut butter ½ t ground cinnamon, plus extra for sprinkling ½ t ground cardamom, plus extra for sprinkling To decorate: 100 g dark chocolate, melted chopped almonds finely chopped almonds or hazelnuts edible flowers 1 Use a sharp knife to make a slit down the dates and remove the stones. 2 In a small bowl, combine the peanut butter with the spices. Taste to see if you want to add more spice. Fill each date with the peanut butter mixture and press in a date. 3 Drop each date into the melted chocolate and cover until evenly coated. Place the coated dates on a tray lined with baking paper. While the chocolate is still runny, scatter over chopped nuts, edible flowers and sprinkle more cardamom and cinnamon over each date. Chill until set, about 15 minutes. #ramadan_preps #tiktokcookbook #ramadan2024 ♬ Ramadan Kareem - Megan Yagami

1. Use a sharp knife to make a slit down the dates and remove the stones.

2. In a small bowl, combine the peanut butter with the spices. Taste to see if you want to add more spice. Fill each date with the peanut butter mixture and press in a date.

3. Drop each date into the melted chocolate and cover until evenly coated. Place the coated dates on a tray lined with baking paper. While the chocolate is still runny, scatter over chopped nuts, edible flowers and sprinkle more cardamom and cinnamon over each date. Chill until set, about 15 minutes.

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Photograph: Shavan Rahim
Food assistant: Leila-Ann Motokedi

Fatima Saib

Recipe by: Fatima Saib

TASTE’s commercial content editor is a recipe developer and writer with an immense love for Indian food. A self-taught cook, she was drawn into the world of food during her post-graduate studies in English literature, when she started selling cinnamon rolls out of her kitchen.

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