Delicious homemade date paste

Naturally sweet meal-prep must.

If you eat a whole-food diet or just prefer to limit refined sugar, delicious homemade date paste is a wonderful, all-natural sweet substitute that is caramel-like and oh so delicious! With the Vibe Blender System, the process is simple. Soaking dates and blending them creates a sticky, sweet, rich, paste that is 100% natural and boasts impressive health benefits as a bonus.

Making delicious homemade date paste is much more cost-efficient than anything storebought as well. We blended the pricy Medjool variety and cheaper cooking dates to compare the taste and texture and discovered it’s not at all necessary to use expensive dates. With the high-speed Vibe blender and heat tolerant stainless-steel jug, even the driest dates will transform into a velvety smooth paste perfect for breakfasts and beyond.

Wondering how to use it? Here's some date paste inspiration:

Make these banoffee pie breakfast bowls
Use a spoonful to naturally sweeten hot drinks 
Lightly sweeten plant-based milk
Stir into homemade yogurt for a creamy caramel flavoured yogurt.
Naturally and nutritiously sweeten plant-based homemade yogurt
Use it to sweeten your morning smoothie or smoothie bowl.
Liven up your overnight oats.
Use as a spread on toasted seeded oat bread
Enrich dressings and marinades.
Naturally sweeten homemade nice-cream.
Use it as a topping on ice cream
Add homemade peanut butter and a pinch of sea salt to make a healthy salted caramel.
Use it in a whole variety of baked goods, including cookies, cupcakes, muffins and cakes.

ADD INS

Enhance the flavour of delicious homemade date paste by adding a dash of vanilla bean paste, a pinch of cinnamon or salt during blending. These subtle additions will take your date paste to the next level.

QUANTITY

This recipe makes a large batch, but with so many ways to use it, it won’t last long. The number of dates needed will depend on the variety you use. 350 grams of dates is the minimum quantity you can use for this recipe, anything less will not blend. If you’re using Medjool dates, you’ll first need to remove the pits. To do so, just pull the date in half by hand and remove the pits.

STORING HOMEMADE DATE PASTE

You can store homemade date paste in the refrigerator for up to a month. Glass jars with tight fitting lids are the best option because they are airtight and do not absorb flavours or odours. To enjoy your delicious homemade date paste for as long as possible, store it in a Luvele Fresh glass vacuum container.

INGREDIENTS

350 grams (or more) dates

METHOD

1.   Whichever dates you choose to use, cut them in half so they soften quicker and blend more easily.
2.   Place the chopped dates in a bowl and cover with 1 cup of boiling water.
3.   Leave soak until softened. Approx 10 minutes for Medjool and 30 minutes for 4.   cooking dates.
5.   Drain the water from the dates reserving the soaking water to use to adjust the paste consistency when blending.
6.   Transfer the drained dates to the Vibe Blender jug.
7.   Add 1/4 of a cup of the soaking water.
8.   Remove the filler cap and insert the tamper into the blender jug lid.
9.   Blend on ‘nut’ mode for 50 seconds. Stop to scrape down the sides and under the blender blades.

10.  If the date mixture is too thick, add more soaking water by a tablespoon at a time until you get the desired consistency. You want a concentrated paste so don’t add too much water in one go.
11.  Continue to blend for another minute or until the paste is smooth and fibre free.
12.  Scoop the paste out into an airtight glass container and store in the fridge for up to 1 month or freeze for up to a year. 

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