Air Fryer Date Sugar

Learn how to make your very own homemade date sugar using an air fryer. This is a much quicker and easier alternative to the oven roasted method (A new and improved recipe).

Course Extras

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Total Time 50

Servings jar

Calories 160kcal

Author Charla

Equipment

Coffee/spice grinder (Very important, DON'T USE A FOOD PROCESSOR)
Air fryer
Paring knife

Ingredients

½ lb Pitted dates (230g) any dates will work

Instructions

Place the pitted dates in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
Place each date on a chopping board, using a paring knife, chop the dates in half lengthways .
Then chop each half into thin strips (this is very important).
Preheat the air fryer.
Place the thin strips of dates into the air fryer basket being careful (you may need to do this in batches).not to overcrowd.
Roast the dates at 180C/356F until semi solid (I roasted mine for exactly 6 minutes).
Leave the dates to completely cool down and become solid. To speed this process up I recommend putting them in the freezer, checking periodically until solid.
Once the dates are solid, inspect them with your fingers, they should snap in half and NOT be soft at all.
Place a small amount of solid dates in a spice/coffee grinder (2-3 tablespoon at a time).
Pulverize the dates by stopping and starting the grinder to make a ground/fine consistency and repeat the above step with the rest of the dates (being sure to work in very small batches at a time).
.Store the date sugar in an air tight mason jar in a cool place.

Notes

Be sure to use dates that are already pitted (meaning the stone is removed).
For this recipe I used my Proscenic T21 air fryer.
My dates took exactly 6 minutes to roast but depending on your air fryer model, the time may differ.
I cannot emphasize how important it is to slice the dates into very thin strips, this allows a much better chance for the dates to become solid quicker.
DO NOT over crowd your air fryer, you will want to separate the thin strips and work in batches if needed.
DON'T over crowd your coffee/grinder, you run the risk of damaging/destroying the spindle. Once the sugar is ground remove it first before adding more dates.
You can use any type of pitted dates to make the sugar.
It is extremely important to allow the dates to be completely cool before grinding them.
You may want to fast track this step by placing the roasted dates in the freezer.
Be sure to store your date sugar in an air tight container, in a cool place.
The sugar should last for a few months.
As the sugar has no starch/additives it will lump together, this is normal, just break any parts up with a spoon and it should granulate again.

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