Date Paste

Need a nutritious date paste to add instead of processed sugars or sweeteners to your bakes, delicious desserts and other plant-based recipes? This is easy and an absolute staple in any healthy kitchen!

Ingredients

450g Pitted Dates (Medjool work best, but any would be fine)
250ml Warm Water

Recipe

1) Put the pitted dates in the liquid. Soak overnight in the fridge or for at least a few hours.

2) Place all ingredients into a high speed blender and blend until smooth.

3) Pour out into a container with a lid and store in the fridge. You can also freeze this into ice-cube trays and just remove one cube at a time as you need it for your recipes.

Top Tips

If there are any ingredients that you do not like in any of the recipes, then feel free to swap them out for another food choice within the same food category (grains, beans & other legumes, fruit, veg, nuts & seeds).

You can also use frozen fruit or veg when you don’t have the fresh option.

Don’t forget to keep the skins on your veg where possible for essential added fibre and nutrition.

Why not try some other healthy meals? Explore our breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack and other delicious dessert recipes.

Don't forget to tag PRO·FORMANCE into any of your creations when using our healthy recipe ideas. We’d love to see your progress on your journey to better health and may even feature your creations in our posts!