Almond Stuffed Dates
Almond Stuffed Dates are dates that have been stuffed with almond paste and garnished with candied peel, they are protein-rich.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole blanched almonds
- 2 tablespoons water
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 24 large pitted dates
- sugar
Instructions
- Place almonds on a baking sheet, and bake at 250° for 8 to 10 minutes or until warm.
- Grind in short bursts till you get a powder.
- Combine 2 tablespoons water and 6 tablespoons sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-high.
- Add butter and ground almonds, stirring vigorously until mixture leaves sides of the pan.
- Transfer mixture to a small bowl. Cover and let cool 5 minutes.
- Once cool fill it up in a piping bag.
- Cut a lengthwise slit down the centre of each date to (but not through) the bottom, leaving ends intact.
- Remove the stone.
- Pipe out the almond paste in the slitted dates.
- Alternatively, you could fill the dates with a spoon too.
- Place the candied peels over the almonds in a decorative style.
- Serve as it is or serve after cooling.
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