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Holiday Treats with Medjool Dates

Written by Natural Delights | Dec 17, 2024

It's the most delicious time of the year! Holiday baking leaves you with delicious goodies to share and sweeter memories made with friends and family. Whether you bring something special to a party or simply bake to share with loved ones inside your home, you'll want to try these recipes. And why not add extra goodness to your treats with Medjool dates? Here you'll find lots of healthy holiday treats sweetened with Medjool dates. Perfect for the season!

Sweeten Naturally with Dates!

Dates are a fantastic natural sweetener to use in baked (and no-bake) goodies! Often called nature's candy because of its natural sweetness, dates offer sweetness but so much more too! If you love adding more goodness to what you eat, you'll love that dates add more fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Plus they are delicious with a rich, caramel flavor.

Best Holiday Cookies with Dates

Dates are the perfect addition to cookies. Whether you add diced dates as a mix in, or use them as the sweetener of choice, you'll love these homemade cookie recipes that feature Medjool dates. Which would you try first?

   

Sweet Cakes You'll Love

Holiday cakes bring an extra level of specialness to your treat table. Whether you're looking for a cake studded with dates or sweetened with a date paste, you'll find what you're looking for with these great options!

   

No-bake Recipes with Dates

Dates are the perfect fruit to use when no-baking. They blend wonderfully into your mixture and add the perfect amount of sweetness. Many of these are vegan options as well if you're looking for that!

   

Healthy Holiday Bars

Bars are easy to make, and a stand-out addition to any holiday gathering. You can make them into large bars, and cut small pieces so everyone gets a taste. They'll sure want to with these delicious bar recipes!

   

Drinks with Dates

Cozy up with a nice mug of date-sweetened goodness! Whether it's the morning and you're making a fun flavorful latte, or it's the evening and you're enjoying a (possibly boozy) cup of eggnog or peppermint hot cocoa, you'll find a new delicious drink recipe to try that nourishes your body at the same time!

   

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Heather is the recipe developer, food photographer, author of Everyday Muffin Party, and face and voice behind FitMamaRealFood.com, a website dedicated to real food for healthy families. As a Certified Nutrition Coach and former Group Fitness and Yoga Instructor for a decade, Heather brings a well-balanced mindset to food, fitness, and wellness. With a focus on low sugar, high protein, and colorful food, you'll find hundreds of nourishing recipes for yourself and your family.