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By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern

Recipe By Natural Delights

Mix up your usual charcuterie board with a dessert board! Pile on the chocolate, berries, mini Medjools and caramel. This is the perfect dish to bring to a party or use as a late night snack. Recipe by Feasting on Fruit.

Prep Time: 45 minutes | Yield: serves 8

Ingredients

Tahini Caramel Sauce

• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
• 1-2 tbsp coconut oil
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cocoa Whipped Coconut cream

• 1 can coconut cream, chilled at least 24 hours
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• Optional: 1-2 tbsp sweetener of choice

Peanut Butter Cups

• 1 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup natural peanut butter
• Natural Delights Medjool Dates

Mixed berries (or any other fruit you want to add)

(Find “1 lb Medjool Dates” in a Store)

Preparation

1. Whisk together caramel sauce ingredients until creamy and smooth.
2. Whip the solid part of the coconut cream with a hand mixer. Add cocoa powder and whip again until creamy and combined.
3. Melt the chocolate chips. Line a mini muffin pan with paper liners. Spoon a small amount of chocolate into the bottom of each and up the sides. Refrigerate for 10 minutes. Place a spoonful of peanut butter in the center of each. Cover with remaining chocolate. Tap the pan to smooth out the tops. Refrigerate 30 minutes until set.
4. Arrange your board: dips/sauces, Natural Delights Mini Medjools, peanut butter cups, berries, anything else you want to add!
5. Serve and enjoy!

*While Medjool dates are high in natural sugars, they are low on the glycemic index thanks to a balanced amount of soluble fiber. The complex carbohydrates found in Medjool dates are digested at a slower rate, making them a source of dietary fiber and releasing energy to the body over a longer period of time.

Find more Natural Delight date recipes in Fill Your Plate’s recipe database!