How to Make Date Paste (Without a Food Processor)

How to Make Date Paste (Without a Food Processor)

Love dates? Me too! Then you will definitely want to learn how to make some date paste in a blender. A healthy fruit based alternative sweetener using only 2 ingredients pitted dates and some water, no food processor is needed.

Course Extras

Cuisine American, middle eastern

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 5

Total Time 35

Servings jar

Calories 814kcal

Author Charla

Ingredients

2 cups of pitted dates
water see recipe for whether you need warm/hot water

Instructions

The quick method

Add the dates to a large bowl.
Fill the bowl with enough HOT water to completely cover/saturate the dates.
Leave to soak for 30 minutes
Drain off the water (reserve the water) and add the dates to your blender.
Puree until smooth (adding some of the reserved water, if needed).

The overnight method

Add the dates to a large bowl.
Fill the bowl with enough WARM (not HOT) water to completely cover/saturate the dates.
Leave to soak for several hours or overnight.
Drain off the water (reserve the water) and add the dates to your blender.
Puree until smooth (adding some of the reserved water, if needed).

Notes

Make sure to refrigerate (up to a month) or freeze for up to 3 months..
Use a immersion stick, food processor or blender to puree your date.
Any type of dates will work or use prune/figs/raisins instead.
You can use the quick (soak in boiling water) or overnight option to make the paste.
The amount you will need for baked goods will depend on the recipe and texture of the cake so you will have to experiment as I don't have an precise amount.
If adding to a hot beverage you will need to use more than what you would do if using brown sugar.
Pitted dates are more convenient if you can't get hold of pitted simply split the dates in halve to remove the stone.
This recipe makes about a small jar's worth of paste.

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