Last Updated on June 9, 2022
Dates Fudge Dessert With Walnuts and Coconut Recipe
This recipe is for a Middle Eastern dates dessert that we have no official name for, so we used the term Dates Fudge since it’s the closest in texture. In essence, it is pitted dates made into a paste, and then battered with melted butter, stuffed with nuts (walnuts, pistachio, or almonds) and then rolled and dipped in coconut flakes. Mom however gets a bit more creative with Dates Fudge Dessert and stuffs this delicacy with crunchy sweet tea biscuits. And my wife suggested that it would also taste great if dipped in chocolate flakes.
Get Creative With Date Fudge Balls
As you can see, there is a lot of room to get creative with this simple dessert which contains no processed sugar. However, in this healthy date fudge recipe, we’ll highlight a rather traditional way of stuffing it with walnuts, and dipping it in coconut flakes.
Making Dates Fudge Dessert With Walnuts and Coconut
For this recipe, we used pitted baking dates (Ziyad brand) which is essentially a thick paste of pitted dates. This is a whole lot easier and faster than pitting the dates yourself. However, if this is not readily available in your local Middle Eastern stores (or don’t want to buy it online), you can then put some dates and throw them in the food processor for a few minutes until they turn into a paste.
Some folks like to “fry” the dates along with the butter prior to rolling it, you could do that and the taste isn’t that much different than kneading the raw dates with the butter.
Recipe: Dates Fudge With Stuffed Walnuts and Coconut
FAQs
How do you make date fudge?
The whole procedure of making Date Fudge Dessert is provided below in the recipe section.
How much time does it take to bake Date Fudge Dessert?
Baking of the dessert does not take that much but socking will keep you waiting for about 30 minutes.
Summary: This is a simple dates dessert that contains no processed or artificial sugars.
Dates Fudge Ingredients (28 dates balls)
- 2 lbs of baking dates paste (Zeyad brand, ready for baking). If this is not available, grind pitted dates in a food processor for a few mins until they turn into a paste.
- 2 table spoons of unsalted butter
- 1/2 lb of Walnuts
- 1/4 lb Coconut flakes
Dates Fudge Dessert Preparation Method
- Melt butter in a saucepan on low heat
- Hand-knead pitted dates with butter in a deep bowl, or you could also plate pitted dates and butter in food processor and grind for 3-5 minutes.
- Split the 2 lbs of dates into about 28 pieces, stuff each piece with a couple of walnut halves, then roll it between the palm of your hands until it turns into a smooth ball. The ball should be a bit smaller in size than a golf ball.
- Dip or roll the ball in a plate full of coconut flakes. Once ready, you can leave the rolls at room temperature or place them in a fridge. The coolness brings out the flavor more for some reason.
- Serve with Arabic coffee or black tea.
Preparation time: 20 minute(s)
Cooking time: 5 minute(s)
Diet type: Vegetarian
Diet tags: Gluten free, Raw
Number of servings (yield): 28
Culinary tradition: Middle Eastern
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Sounds good and healthy!
Instead of using pitted dates can I use date paste?
Hi Fareeda – you sure can as long as it’s just dates
What delightful combination of walnuts and coconut. I would love to try this and include it on my list of food to be serve for the new year’s celebration in our house. I hope my will like it too.
wonderful..the exact culinary term for this product is a “sweetmeat” .. we make it the same but roll them in toasted sesame seeds.
This sounds pretty wonderful, now I wonder if it would be acceptable to the chef if I dip one end in melted chocolate? 😉
Absolutely, even though I haven’t tried it but I can certainly see this going very well with Chocolate!! if you try it let us know how it went 🙂
Yes, it’s simple to make but I’m sure they were full of savour. I love the the combination of walnuts and dates.
Happy Christmas to both of you and your family and frieds.
One of my favorites. I *love* dates – maybe that has to do with the fact that I’m Egyptian and I grew up in Bahrain, where dates are almost a national food! 😉 Thanks for sharing!