What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Sunshine Eats: Moroccan Stuffed Dates! The next time you throw together a Charcuterie Board, surprise everyone with an elegant delicacy of royal ancestors. Their natural sweet flavor and crunchy texture make pitted dates ideal for snacking. And who doesn’t love finger-food? When stuffed with an amazing almond paste, and a sprinkling of rose water, a superior appetizer is born. Impress yourself by turning ordinary into absolutely delicious.
MOROCCAN STUFFED DATES
Ingredients:
8 ounces pitted dates
3/4 cup natural almonds
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
dash of cinnamon
1 teaspoon rose water
1 teaspoon almond extract
1-2 teaspoons water
12-16 walnut halves
Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions:
Pulse almonds in a food processor until finely ground. Add powdered sugar and cinnamon; mix well. Add rose water, almond extract, and one teaspoon of water. Pulse until mixture becomes a paste, adding another teaspoon of water if necessary. Fill each date with the almond mixture, using a demitasse spoon. You want the paste to form a slight bulge over the top of the slit. Repeat until all dates are filled. Place the stuffed dates on a serving platter. Garnish with a walnut half and a dusting of powdered sugar.
Absolutely wonderful! Looks beautiful too!
Thank you.
Joanna
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Bite-size finger food. 😋🌿
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I love dates. Thanks.
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I forget about serving dates. 🌿🍃
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Looks delicious. Last time we put some bacon around the dates and baked them very short… had also a good taste.
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That sounds wonderful. 😍🍃
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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Delightful snack. 🍂
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No holidays this year but I follow your posts and, well, who needs holidays when we can rely on you to take us on your culinary trips! Ummh 😋😋😋 😘
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Right? Sometimes I begin to drool over food photos. 🤣
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Love the rosewater in this recipe!
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Just a tad. 😜🍃
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I need to try these 😊
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Watch them disappear. 👀🍃
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Quickly 😋😋😋
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Now you see them….now you don’t! 🤣
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👀😂
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Yum! 🙂
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You can say that again. 😍🍃
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Rosewater?? Like the perfume??
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Ummm. No. Rose essence is extremely concentrated while Rose water is diluted. Rose water is often used in recipes. 🍃🌸
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Gotcha. That would be a heavenly scent to add to a recipe, I can smell!
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I have dates but no energy to go beyond eating them as they are. Plus I can rarely eat more than two in a day.
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Right? I love eating them right out of the bag. 🤣
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So yummy
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SO YUM!
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Healthy sweets that feed the brain!
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Brain food gets my vote every time. ☑️
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Add mine 👍
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I love this – brings me straight back to North Africa.
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Wow. I’ve never had that effect before! 👀🍃
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Decadent! We must be on the same wavelength; I just mentioned dates in one of my upcoming stories! 🌟
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There you go! 👏👏👏👏
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Do you know Gail? They really smile at me! :-)) I think I will order them, right away. Best wishes, Michael
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Awww, Michael. You just made my day! Blessings. 💜🍃
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:-)) You as well, Gail! 💜🍃
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My younger daughter-in-law is Moroccan; she makes these for every occassion – they are the yummiest!
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Ooh, I’m sure her version is divine! 😍🌿
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Actually, everything that comes out of her kitchen is divine – she is fantastic!
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And rose water too boot! I don’t think I’ve ever had rose water. It’s a date!
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A double-date, complete with flowers! 🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹
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Woot!
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Ooolala yummm
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Small, but tasty. 🌿
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