10 dates nut recipes

Amaranth flour, whole wheat flour, dates and honey make a delicious and nutritious loaf of bread. Great for breakfast or a healthy snack during the day.

A bread machine chocolate date-nut loaf made with whole wheat flour, cocoa, instant coffee, chopped dates, chocolate chips, and walnuts. Dump the ingredients in and press start. Five minutes of hands-on work for a fragrant, hearty loaf.

Date-nut muffins with boiled dates, chopped pecans, and vanilla. The dates are softened with baking soda before mixing, creating a moist, caramel-like crumb.

Old-fashioned date and nut candy rolled in a wet towel and sliced into rounds. Just five ingredients, no thermometer fuss, with a soft fudge-like chew.

Vegan date nut muffins made with whole wheat flour, wheat germ, molasses, and apple juice instead of eggs. Hearty, naturally sweetened bran muffins with walnuts and lemon zest.

Date-nut pinwheel cookies with brown sugar dough rolled around a sweet date and chopped nut filling. The classic icebox cookie that slices into spirals before baking.

Old-fashioned date and pecan cake baked low and slow in a tube pan. More fruit and nuts than batter, with a dense, rich texture similar to fruitcake.

Homemade date and nut candy roll coated in melted semi-sweet chocolate. Sugar, evaporated milk, and dates cook to soft-ball stage, then get shaped into logs with pecans and vanilla.

Pumpkin pie layered with a sticky brown-sugar date and walnut base, then spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. A holiday upgrade on the classic that tastes like pecan pie had a baby with pumpkin.

No-bake date and nut balls combine simmered dates, candied cherries and butter with rice cereal and walnuts, rolled in coconut. A retro Christmas cookie tray classic from the 1950s.