Recipe courtesy of
Shadi Hasanzadenemati
for
Food Network Kitchen
Recipe courtesy of
Shadi Hasanzadenemati
for
Food Network Kitchen
Watch how to make this recipe.
Cookie Butter Date Bark
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 40 min (includes chilling and setting times)
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 281
- Total Fat
- 12 g
- Saturated Fat
- 7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 45 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 36 g
- Protein
- 2 g
- Cholesterol
- 16 mg
- Sodium
- 19 mg
This date bark features cookie butter and a sprinkle of crumbled spiced cookies for a new take on @thathealthjunkie’s TikTok-famous treat. The cookie butter flavor is a popular choice in the Middle East (I have tried numerous creative variations in the UAE and Turkey) and a thin coat is all that’s needed. Using lightly salty spiced shortbread cookie cookies and dark chocolate with a minimum of 75% cacao balances everything so the date bark is perfectly (and not overly) sweet.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 40 min (includes chilling and setting times)
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: 8 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 281
- Total Fat
- 12 g
- Saturated Fat
- 7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 45 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 36 g
- Protein
- 2 g
- Cholesterol
- 16 mg
- Sodium
- 19 mg
Ingredients
Directions
- Place the dates skin-side down on a piece of parchment. Flatten the dates gently using a cup or a glass and make sure they’re not overlapping.
- Microwave the cookie butter in a microwave-safe bowl until easily spreadable, about 30 seconds. Spread the cookie butter on the dates and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, break the chocolate into chunks and place it in a bowl. Fill a saucepan halfway with water and bring it to a boil. Place the bowl of chocolate over the saucepan, making sure the bowl isn't touching the water. Heat the chocolate, stirring with a spatula, until almost completely melted, about 8 minutes. Remove the bowl from the saucepan and stir again.
- Drizzle the dates and cookie butter with the melted chocolate. Top with the cookie crumbles. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
- When ready to serve, break the bark into pieces.
Cook’s Note
Alternatively, you can melt the chocolate in the microwave. I personally prefer the bain marie method to avoid burning or altering the flavor of the chocolate.
