Easy Homemade Date Paste

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This Easy Homemade Date Paste is the perfect substitute for sugar. Use it anywhere you want to add a natural sweet flavor.

Date Paste in mason jar with wooden spoon.

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This Date Paste recipe is an easy healthy alternative to sugar and other sweeteners. It's made in minutes with only two ingredients.

Use it in baked goods, dips, dressings, and smoothies. The natural sweetness of dates makes them a perfect sugar substitute.

Some vegan dates recipes are my No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Bars, Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Stuffed Dates recipe and my Vegan Caramel Coffee Creamer recipe.

I love to sneak healthy ingredients into recipes wherever I can. For my dessert recipes, such as my Pumpkin Chickpea Blondies and Vegan Trail Mix Blondies recipe, I've included ingredients such as beans, nut butter, and almond flour or oat flour.

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❤️ Why You'll Love It
🧾 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
💭 Tips
❄️ Can You Freeze It?
How to Use Date Paste
Healthy Desserts with Dates
👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
Vegan Snacks
📋 Recipe
💬 Comments

❤️ Why You'll Love It

Made in minutes with only two ingredients, making your own homemade date paste couldn't be any easier!
It's a healthy substitute for white sugar because it doesn't contain refined sugars and it's full of fiber and nutrients.

🧾 Ingredients

Pitted dates: I used Medjool dates because they are soft and sweet. You could use any type of date you like. I buy whole dates from my local grocery store found in the aisle with the other dried fruits. Whole Foods and health food stores sell them and you can order them online.
Water: Thins out the paste.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

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🔪 Instructions

Step 1: Soak dates in hot water. If you have fresh dates, you may not need to soak them. Drain the soaking water.

Dates and water in a high speed blender.

Step 2: Add the soaked dates and water to a high-speed blender or food processor.

Mixed ingredients in a high powered blender.

Step 3: Blend until smooth and creamy. Store it in a glass jar or other airtight container.

💭 Tips

Make sure to remove the hard stems (and pits) before blending.
Start with less water until you get the perfect consistency.

❄️ Can You Freeze It?

You can freeze it so that you always have some on hand.

I like to cover a mini muffin pan with plastic wrap and spoon a tablespoonful of it into each hole (photo above). That way it is less messy and easier to clean up.

You could also freeze date paste in an ice cube tray.

Frozen Date Paste in a plastic wrapped mini muffin pan.

How to Use Date Paste

Date paste is a great natural sugar substitute. Use it in place of sugar, brown sugar, coconut sugar, agave syrup, maple syrup, or honey.

The different ways I like to use this date puree is to add it to coffee, bars, vegan unsweetened plain yogurt, and smoothies.

Healthy Desserts with Dates

I've tried this easy date paste recipe in my Vegan Blondies with Chickpeas recipe and Vegan Black Bean Brownies. I haven't tried it in any cookie recipes yet, so I cannot comment on the results.

👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

What is date paste used for?

This easy date paste recipe can be substituted for sugar in many baked goods. It adds sweetness to salad dressings, dips, smoothies, and vegan yogurt.

How long do dates last in the fridge?

Deglet Noor dates can last up to 12 months in the fridge. Medjool dates can last up to 6 months in the fridge. They will not be as soft as fresh dates, so you'll need to soak them in hot water before using them.

How long will date paste last?

This homemade date paste recipe will last about 1 month in an airtight container in the fridge and several months in the freezer.

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