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Medjool Date Paste

Natural Delights Medjool Date Paste
PREP: 5 min
YIELD: 1 3/4 cup

Skip the refined sugars and learn how to sweeten your dishes with Natural Delights® Date Paste. Just add water!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pitted Natural Delights® Medjool Dates, coarsely chopped (about 20 dates)
  • 1/2 cup very hot water

Preparation

  1. Place dates and water in a food processor. Process until fairly smooth to make a coarse paste, or process longer to make a creamy paste, scraping down sides as necessary.
  2. Store tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

Tip: To make a spiced date paste, stir together ½ cup date paste and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice or ground ginger.

Nutritional analysis per serving:

Calories: 120, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Trans Fat: 0g, MUFA:  0, PUFA:  0, Cholesterol: 0mg, Sodium: 0mg, Potassium: 260mg, Carbohydrates: 32g, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 28g, Protein: 1g, Vitamin A:  0%, Vitamin C:  0%, Calcium:  2%, Iron:  2%

*While Medjool dates are high in natural sugars, they are low on the glycemic index thanks to a balanced amount of soluble fiber. The complex carbohydrates found in Medjool dates are digested at a slower rate, making them a source of dietary fiber and releasing energy to the body over a longer period of time.