48 date slice recipes

Pan-seared chicken in an orange, white wine, and raspberry vinegar sauce topped with fresh orange sections and creamy avocado slices. Elegant enough for date night.

Sugar-free whole wheat cookies sweetened naturally with dates, coconut, and orange zest, rolled in ground pecans. A slice-and-bake icebox cookie with no added sugar.

Old-fashioned icebox cake with ground marshmallows, dates, graham crackers, and walnuts rolled into a log with cream. A no-bake vintage dessert sliced and served cold.

Butterscotch icebox cookies sandwich a cooked date-and-nut filling between thin slices of brown-sugar dough. A vintage refrigerator cookie that bakes up crisp and chewy.

Cream cheese and apple sandwich with chopped peanuts on date-nut bread. A sweet, crunchy no-cook lunch or snack ready in 10 minutes.

Fluffy couscous cooked in duck stock with sliced dates and dried figs, ready in just 30 minutes. A sweet-savory side dish that pairs beautifully with roasted duck, lamb, or any rich main course.

Silky Chinese almond pudding made with rice flour, almond powder, and sliced dates. Served warm with a melted ice cream consistency, this elegant dessert comes together in 30 minutes.

Refrigerator cookies pack chopped dates, shredded coconut, and walnuts into a buttery slice-and-bake log rolled in extra nuts. Make-ahead icebox cookies for holiday baking or anytime.

A vintage date bread baked right inside empty beer cans with maple syrup, pecans, and real beer in the batter. Yields perfectly round slices and makes a charming homemade gift.

Hawaiian fruit bread with dates cooked in pineapple juice, honey, and nuts baked into a dense, moist loaf. A no-refined-sugar quick bread that slices better the next day.

Overnight cookies are an icebox dough divided into four flavors: coconut, peanut butter, dates, and spice. Roll, chill, then slice and bake for fresh cookies any time the craving hits.

Creamy low-fat spread blending apples, dates, cottage cheese, and toasted almonds with cinnamon. Make it in the microwave and food processor for easy entertaining on raisin toast or apple slices.

Sugarless slice-and-bake cookies made with whole wheat flour, chewy dates, toasted coconut, fresh orange zest, and crunchy pecans. Naturally sweetened by fruit alone, these make 5 dozen crisp, nutty rounds.

Sweet-savory quick bread with chopped dates, shredded cheddar, and walnuts baked into a moist loaf. Slice it thin for tea time or toast it with butter. Even better the next day.

A British-style no-bake fridge cake with two layers: dark chocolate on the bottom, white chocolate on top. Both packed with crushed biscuits, chopped dates, nuts, and cream. Chill, slice, and serve.

Chocolate fruitcake with cocoa, candied cherries, pecans, golden raisins, and mixed dried fruit, topped with a semisweet chocolate-almond glaze and toasted almonds.