White Chocolate Peanut Butter Date Candies
My kids spotted these at a specialty grocery store for four dollars each, so I came home and made eighteen for the same price.
They taste like a Reese's cup that decided to grow up, and the dates do all the structural work so there is nothing to bake.
White Chocolate Peanut Butter Date Candies
Medjool dates stuffed with peanut butter and dipped in white chocolate, set cold in under an hour.
Ingredients
- 18 Medjool dates, pitted , look for plump, glossy ones
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter , no-stir works best here
- 1/2 tsp flaky sea salt , plus more for topping
- 10 oz white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate
- 1 tbsp coconut oil , helps the chocolate coat smoothly
Instructions
Tips & Notes
- If your dates feel dry or tough, soak them in warm water for 5 minutes and pat completely dry before stuffing.
- For a cleaner dip, use two forks instead of one so you can roll without piercing the date.
- Almond butter or cashew butter swaps in directly for the peanut butter with no other changes needed.
- White chocolate burns fast. Pull it from the microwave when there are still a few unmelted chips and stir until they dissolve from residual heat.
Nutrition per serving · estimated
Why White Chocolate Works Better Here Than Dark
Dark chocolate is the obvious pairing for dates, and it is good, but white chocolate does something more interesting. Its sweetness mirrors the caramel notes already in the date instead of fighting them, and the result tastes more like a unified candy than a fruit with a coating.
The coconut oil in the dip keeps the white chocolate fluid long enough to coat evenly without going on thick. Skip it and you will end up dragging globs of chocolate across the parchment instead of getting that thin, even shell.
Getting the Peanut Butter Amount Right
Too little peanut butter and you lose the whole point. Too much and the date splits open in the chocolate bowl and you are fishing pieces out with a fork.
One level teaspoon per date is the number that holds together every time. If the date is unusually large, go to one and a quarter teaspoons, but close the sides firmly and chill the stuffed dates for 10 minutes before dipping if they feel unstable.
