This Halloween, switch processed sugar for healthy treats by transforming dates into spooky snacks.
From spiders by Making Thyme For Health, to bats by Charlotte Stirling-Reed The Baby & Child Nutritionist, and monsters by Easy Baby Meals, you can make just about anything with our sustainable dates.
Whether you display them at a party or hand them out to trick-or-treaters, the recipes are so simple that the kids can help too.
Give these spooky snacks a go, and don’t forget to share a photo to @herogomena with #herogolife.
Spooky spiders
Overview:
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serves: 16 people
Ingredients:
8 dates
130g creamy peanut butter
64 mini pretzels
32 chocolate chips
Instructions:
Halve the dates lengthways and remove the pit.
Break the pretzels so they’re in a half-heart shape. Use them to poke 4 holes in each side of the dates, then stick the pretzel pieces inside for the spider’s legs.
Fill the inside of the date with peanut butter, then add a couple of chocolate chips for eyes.
Storage tips
We recommend eating these date spiders straight away.
Date and nut butter bats
Overview:
Prep time: 15 minutes
Freeze time: 30 minutes
Serves: 12 people
Ingredients:
12 dates
150g cooking chocolate
Nut butter
24 chocolate chips or edible eyes
Instructions:
Line a plate or tray with baking paper.
Soak the dates in boiling water until soft.
In the meantime, melt the chocolate.
Drain the dates.
Cut most of the way around the dates so you can remove the stone, but make sure both halves stay attached to each other. Carefully pull the sides out, like you’d open a book, so they make a bat shape.
Put a glass on top of each date and press down to flatten them.
Spread a layer of nut butter on each bat.
Add a layer of melted chocolate on each bat.
Add the chocolate chips or edible eyes, lay the bats on your prepared tray and put in the freezer for at least 30 minutes until the chocolate sets.
Storage tips
We recommend eating these date bats straight away.
Date monsters
Overview:
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Serves: 10 people
Ingredients:
170g chocolate chips
10 dates, washed & dried
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp coconut oil
Dash of cinnamon powder
Halloween confectionery, eg. chocolate sprinkles and edible eyes
Instructions:
Line a plate or tray with baking paper.
Melt the chocolate chips, then mix in the vanilla extract, coconut oil and cinnamon powder.
Dip the dates in the chocolate mixture so they're totally coated, then lay on the prepared plate or tray.
Decorate with confectionery to give each monster features and a face.
Put them in the fridge to set.
Storage tips
We recommend eating these date monsters straight away.
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