A couple of people have talked about Dates and the way that I use them in my recipes. One person in particular brought up how they do not add enough sweetness (which is their purpose in some of these recipes) and how to remedy this. For a couple of months now, we have been utilizing a special ingredient in a couple of non-published recipes that involve date paste. Quite simply, date paste is when you take date, add some water and heat, and then pastify in a food processor. It is very versatile and can be used in many recipes as a brown sugar substitute. Some examples are in a smoothie to increase the sweetness, use in pasta sauces, asian sauces, use as a topping for sweet potatoes, eat on a spoon for a ridiculous sugar fix without actual sugar, topping on a bowl of coconut milk ice cream, there are many uses. The point is, we are trying to find a substitute for sweeteners that are made from chemicals or so highly refined that they may as well be illicit drugs.
Date Paste
Ingredients
1. 1lb of Medjool Dates, pitted and cut in half
2. 1/2 cup of water
3. 1 teaspoon of salt
Recipe
1. Combine all ingredients into a medium pan and lid.
2. Crank the heat to high for 3 minutes.
3. Take the lid off and check the liquid, you want half of it to be gone.
4. When that is the case, take off the heat and immediately pour into a food processor. We use a ninja for this, I do not recommend trying to do this in a blender.
5. Blend on high till it is the consistency of spreadable fruit.
Questions? Please email me or comment below with questions.
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