Ramadan is the sacred month where Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. Iftar (evening meal) is the meal you break your fast with. Muslims break their fast with dates because of the rewards associated with them. Besides, Numerous hadiths support the tradition of breaking your fast with dates. Dates are refreshing and have a sweet taste that can replenish energy after fasting for more than ten hours. The significance of using dates is evident, which is why it’s necessary to learn healthy date recipes for you and your family. Let’s dive into some stuffed date recipes you can enjoy during Ramadan 2025!

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Serving: 4

Ingredients:

• Whole almonds, peanuts, and pistachios
• Finely chopped almonds
• Finely chopped pistachios
• 1 cup melted dark chocolate
• 4 tablespoonfuls
• creamy peanut butter
• 15 medium-large dates

Directions:

• De-seed the dates and set them aside.
• Fill five dates with peanut butter and stuff with whole salted peanuts.
• Dip the stuffed dates into the melted chocolate and arrange them on parchment paper.
• Fill another five dates with whole pistachios and garnish with chocolate.
• Sprinkle chopped pistachios on the stuffed dates.
• Stuff the remaining dates with chopped almonds and decorate with chocolate.
• Sprinkle chopped almonds on top of the stuffed dates.
• Arrange all the dates on parchment paper and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Serving: 12

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups rolled oats
• 1 ⅓ cups packed brown sugar, divided
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• ¾ cup softened butter
• ¾ lb diced dates
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 cup water
• 1 ½ cups sifted pastry flour
• ¼ tsp salt

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
• Mix oats, baking soda, salt, pastry flour, and 1 cup of brown sugar in a bowl. Add the butter and mix together.
• Place half of the mixture into a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Combine water, dates, and the remaining brown sugar over medium heat; bring to a boil until thickened.
• Add the lemon juice and remove from heat. Spread over the dough mixture in the pan and add the remaining dough mixture on top.
• Bake in the oven for about 10–15 minutes.
• Leave to cool before cutting into 12 squares.

Cooking time: 5 minutes

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Serving: 14

Ingredients:

• 10 biscuits (50g)
• ½ cup cashews
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• 40g grated coconut (½ cup)
• ⅛ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 200g pitted dates
• ¼ cup crushed almonds
• ¼ cup desiccated coconut powder

Directions:

• Toast the cashews in a pan on medium heat until golden. Cool and grind coarsely.
• Add biscuits and grind together before adding coconut, salt, dates, coconut oil, and cardamom powder.
• Grind all into a coarse paste and mix thoroughly.
• Take 1 ½ tbsp of the mixture and shape it into balls.
• Roll them into desiccated coconut powder and serve.

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Serving: 48 cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup butter at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 3 eggs at room temperature
• 1 ½ cups chopped and toasted pecans
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 ½ cups pitted dates, chopped

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together.
• Beat the butter, sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.
• Add the vanilla and flour mixture and mix at low speed. Add the pecans and dates.
• Chill for 4 hours or overnight to increase the chewy texture.
• Scoop the dough onto the baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Cool for 5 minutes and move to wire racks to cool completely.

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Serving: 8

Ingredients:

• 16 Medjool dates, pitted
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

Directions:

• Place all the ingredients into a food processor, starting with the almond milk, and pulse until smooth, with no date chunks remaining.
• Add more almond milk if needed to thin the caramel to your desired consistency.
• Use immediately on pancakes or any other dishes of your choice.

By Human Appeal

California, USA