Pitted Medjool dates
12
Snacks
Chocolate peanut date bark.
Flattened dates form a chewy base for peanuts, peanut butter and a thin chocolate coating.
- Makes
- 10 pieces
- Hands-on
- 10 minutes
- Total time
- 25 minutes
- Effort
- Easy
GET WHAT YOU NEED
Your shopping list
For 10 pieces.
Smooth peanut butter
2 tbsp
Chopped peanuts
2 tbsp
Dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup
Coconut oil
1 tsp
Flaky salt
1 pinch
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KEEP IT SIMPLE
Tools & supplies
Small tray and parchment
Keep bark from sticking.
Microwave-safe bowl
Melt topping.
Knife
Cut chilled bark.
STEP BY STEP
Make it
Flatten
Split dates and press onto lined tray, overlapping to form one connected layer.
Layer
Spread peanut butter over dates and scatter peanuts.
Coat
Microwave chocolate and oil in short bursts, stirring until smooth. Spread over dates; add salt.
Set
Freeze 10–15 minutes until chocolate sets. Cut into ten pieces.
Good to know
- Check even pitted dates for stray pits.
- Keep chilled; if frozen solid, soften briefly before biting.
SAVE THE MAKING
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Chocolate-covered date snacks
A finished date confection offers a similar chewy chocolate snack.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Eating Bird Food: Date Bark — Ingredient quantities and preparation method.