How to Make Date Paste (Healthy Sugar Substitute)
Homemade date paste needs just 2 ingredients and takes 15 minutes to make (5 if you have a high speed blender!). This healthy substitute for sugar works well in drinks, desserts and baking.
Servings: 1.5 cups
Calories: 59kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tightly packed cup dates, pitted (about 5oz or 150g)
- ¾ cup hot, recently boiled water
Instructions
- Add dates to a bowl. Cover with hot water and soak for 10 minutes.
- Place dates AND soaking water in high speed blender. (NOTE: If your blender's instructions say not to blend hot liquids, wait until hot water has cooled before transferring contents.)
- Blend for about one minute (turn power to high as soon as possible - dates will break down faster and get less stuck in blender). Scrape down sides of jug as needed.
- Stop blending when you have a smooth paste. Pour into glass jar and refrigerate until needed.
Notes
- Any kind of pitted dates work. I choose small dried dates rather than medjool dates to save money.
- Store date paste in airtight container in fridge up to 3 months.
- ALWAYS check for pits before blending. Even if the packaging says dates are pitted, occasionally you'll find a stone.
- If you have a powerful blender, you can get away with not soaking your dates! Just skip this step and blend dates and hot water together.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.6g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 1.7g | Sugar: 13.2g | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.2mg