I have 5 lbs. of this and I can eat it straight. But, I would like some ideas/recipes besides that. :lol: Otherwise I'll be going up a size or 2 in clothes. :drop: :)

Thanks mamas!

Aileen

Where on Earth did you come up with 5 pounds of Date Paste? I have trouble finding even the tiny tins of it here.

Ummm, let's see. You could make home-made meal bars, like Luna or Odwalla bars. Those are frequently date paste based.

Or make pastry with date paste filling, rolled up. Like that German stuff that is sold around the holidays that I can never remember the name of...starts with the letter R.

You can add date paste instead of oils in most cakes or cookies to keep them moist without adding the less than desirable nutritionals of the oil.

Try some Morroccan recipes like Lemon and Date chicken, using date paste instead of the honey and whole dates.

Melt it into balsamic vinegar and add oil to make a really yummy dressing for salads.

Top a round of Brie with it, sprinkle with walnuts, wrap in pastry and bake till browned....mmmm, my favorite.

An Omani Kitchen - Date Recipes (http://members.tripod.com/oum_abdulaziz/recipes-dates.html)

Traveler's Date Cookies by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid (http://www.leitesculinaria.com/recipes/cookbook/date_cookies.html)

A Date Recipes from Oasis Date Gardens Ranch (http://oasisdategardens.com/recipes.php)


I love the Traveler's cookies from Leites Culinaria, and will use date paste in the place of dates in most cooking. I became somewhat of an addict while living with my Syrian roomie in college.

~L

I got it through my food co-op. It was really inexpensive, about $8 I think.

Anyway, thanks so much for the recipes. They look yummy. I think I'll be baking a lot in the next few days. :) I may go up a size in clothes anyway. :lol:

Aileen

Date paste makes wonderful cereal bars, good breakfast cookies, and great muffins. I will see if I can scrounge up that old one my mom used to make... she had Senna leaf, date paste, prunes... all sorts of good stuff for regularity. ;) lol...

Val

bRAWnies, bRAWnies and more bRAWnies then invite me over to eat most of them :)


Raw Brownies
By Shea

1 cup date paste*
1 1/4 cup raw almond butter
1 1/4 cup raw carob powder
1/3 cup honey

Mix and press into 9 x 9x square (pyrex) pan. Refridgerate at least one hour. Cut into squares.

Chole

Date paste lasts months and months in the cupboard, really. If you put it in the fridge, it'll last even longer.

~L

i've never used date paste, but i'd love a tried and true cereal bar recipe.

bRAWnies, bRAWnies and more bRAWnies then invite me over to eat most of them :)


Raw Brownies
By Shea

1 cup date paste*
1 1/4 cup raw almond butter
1 1/4 cup raw carob powder
1/3 cup honey

Mix and press into 9 x 9x square (pyrex) pan. Refridgerate at least one hour. Cut into squares.

Chole
nak. can this be made w/dates? I don't have the paste. looks yummy.

i've never used date paste, but i'd love a tried and true cereal bar recipe.

ditto. been looking for 1 for yrs.

bRAWnies, bRAWnies and more bRAWnies then invite me over to eat most of them :)


Raw Brownies
By Shea

1 cup date paste*
1 1/4 cup raw almond butter
1 1/4 cup raw carob powder
1/3 cup honey

Mix and press into 9 x 9x square (pyrex) pan. Refridgerate at least one hour. Cut into squares.

Chole

I only had homemade peanut butter and cocoa powder, but I made these and they were yummy. Thanks for this recipe. I expect we'll have these a lot. :lol:

Aileen

nak. can this be made w/dates? I don't have the paste. looks yummy.

oops, sorry, shouldn't have cut that off at the end. Here's the rest

* 1 lb dates = 1 cup date paste. Can use green life/green power or champion juicer with blank screen to make paste. (or purchase date paste)

You might be able to try soaking the dates in warm water to soften then mashing or chopping into a paste. I've never tried it and it might be a lot of messy work but I'd do anything for bRAWnies!

Chole

You can also mix date paste and toasted sesame seeds, spread on a cookie sheet and bake to make those delicious sesame bars that are like candy. Sort of like peanut brittle, but with sesame seeds instead of peanuts. You might need a thinner sugary thing, like honey or maple syrup to thin it out. I've never made it, but I eat enough Oskri bars that I'm thinking about figuring out how to make them myself.

i have used dates i made into a paste (in hot water and blended) for taking my homemade granola and making it stick together into bars or squares as a to-go snack....

and here in arizona they make lots of date milkshakes .... so good!

oops, sorry, shouldn't have cut that off at the end. Here's the rest

* 1 lb dates = 1 cup date paste. Can use green life/green power or champion juicer with blank screen to make paste. (or purchase date paste)

You might be able to try soaking the dates in warm water to soften then mashing or chopping into a paste. I've never tried it and it might be a lot of messy work but I'd do anything for bRAWnies!

Chole

I've got a vita-mix. I'm thinking it may work, as well??

Thanks again, Chole!