Stuffed Dates (6 Ways!)

Stuffed dates 6 tasty ways! Easy sweet and savory options with goat cheese, brie, nut butter, chocolate & more. Perfect for snacks or parties!

📝 Ingredients

• 12 soft Medjool dates (pitted)
• Filling of choice (see below)
• 4 ounces goat cheese (softed (try Trader Joe's Caramelized Onion))
• 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
• 3 tablespoons Hot Honey (or to taste)
• 4 ounces brie cheese (cut into 12 small pieces (about 1 teaspoon each))
• 12 pecan halves
• Chopped fresh rosemary
• 4 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
• 12 oil-packed sun-dried tomato halves
• 12 fresh basil leaves
• 4 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup roasted salted peanuts (finely chopped, divided)
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (melted)
• 6 tablespoons creamy almond butter
• 12 fresh raspberries
• 4 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 12 thin banana slices
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (melted)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Prepare: With the tip of a small, sharp knife, make a slit in each date, then remove the pit. Arrange on a plate (or if you'll be baking the dates, a parchment-lined baking sheet; see notes).
2. 2Stuff: GOAT CHEESE PISTACHIO HOT HONEY: Stuff dates with the cheese (I use a small spreader to smear it inside). Sprinkle with pistachios and drizzle with hot honey.
3. 3Stuff: BRIE PECAN ROSEMARY: Tuck a piece of brie and pecan half into each date. Sprinkle with rosemary.
4. 4Stuff: RICOTTA SUN-DRIED TOMATO: Stir the ricotta together with the salt and lemon zest. Stuff inside the date, along with a sun-dried tomato half and basil leaf.
5. 5Stuff: SNICKERS: Stuff each date with 1 teaspoon peanut butter and a pinch of crunched peanuts. Dip in melted chocolate, then finish with more peanuts on top.
6. 6Stuff: ALMOND BUTTER RASPBERRY: Stuff each date with 1 1/2 teaspoons almond butter. Press a fresh raspberry in the center.
7. 7Stuff: CHUNKY MONKEY: Stuff each date with 1 teaspoon peanut butter and a banana slice. Drizzle melted chocolate over the top.