Chocolate Covered Stuffed Dates
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A little bit of everything. A little sweet, a little salty, some protein, some caffeine, some carbs. Great post workout.
Ingredients
20 dried dates (pitted)
peanut butter (natural 100%, unsweetened)
50g dark chocolate (60-80%)
1/2 tablespoon neutral-flavored oil
Maldon salt
Pieces: 20
Calories: 53 cal / piece (calculated with 80% chocolate)
How to prepare chocolate covered stuffed dates
- It's important to have quality dehydrated dates that aren't too dry, they should feel chewy and slightly soft. If you buy them pitted, they have a cut on the side. Through that cut, insert the peanut butter, as much as fits in each one (about 1/2 teaspoon).
* if the peanut butter is cold, from the refrigerator, the filling process is easier - Melt 35g of the chocolate for the glaze in a small bowl over steam. Remove the bowl from the steam. Add the rest of the chocolate and stir until completely melted. Add the oil and mix until smooth.
- Dip each stuffed date in the melted chocolate, so it's covered all over. Remove the date from the chocolate with a fork that you tap lightly on the edge of the bowl so the excess glaze drips through the fork tines.
- Place each glazed date on a platter lined with parchment paper. Put the platter in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes, until the glaze starts to set, then sprinkle a little salt on each one. Let them set completely (it goes faster in the refrigerator), then you can move them to a box/bowl. They keep in the refrigerator from one day to the next.
