Date Caramels Recipe

Created by Paige Common | October 2020

Ingredients:
2 cups dates
1/4 cup coconut oil
3 tablespoons almond butter
1 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoons salt
10 oz dark or semi sweet chocolate chips
course salt for garnish

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients except chocolate in a food processor. Mix until ingredients are smooth.
2. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll date mixture into bite-size balls or use a scoop or melon baller. Place balls on baking sheet. Pop in the refrigerator while you prepare the chocolate.
3. Pour chocolate chips into a metal bowl. Fill a small pot halfway with water and set on the stove to boil. Place the metal bowl with chocolate on top of the pot. Stir and scrape sides of the bowl occasionally until fully melted. Turn off heat. Move double boiler to your work station. I like to keep the melted chocolate over the hot water as I dip so the chocolate doesn't harden while I'm working.
4. Line another baking sheet with parchment. Remove the date caramel filling from the refrigerator and start dipping. I like to use two forks for this process. Drop the date caramel in the chocolate, pick up with one fork, and scrape any excess chocolate way with the other one. Place onto the parchment-lined baking sheet and garnish with salt. Pop in the refrigerator or freezer if you have space.