Date Caramels Recipe
Easy to make, chewy and naturally sweet - these date caramels are made using fudgy dates and creamy tahini. Unlike traditional caramels, which are usually made by cooking sugar, butter, and cream until they caramelise, these date caramels rely on the natural sweetness of dates as well as the richness of tahini to achieve a similar (but healthier) result.
Ingredients
- 250g Medjool dates* or soft dates
- 4 tbsp Tahini
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Add the dates, tahini and salt to a food processor and blend until combined.
- Press into a loaf tine (I used a 22×12 cm loaf tin). Freeze for 30 minutes or refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Slice into small rectangles. You can make them as big or as small as you like. I sliced mine into 20 pieces.
- You can optionally wrap them up in cut up pieces of parchment paper to make them look like 'real' caramels.
- Store in an air-tight container at room temperature or in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 66kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 126mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 0.3mg
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