Chocolate Covered Snickers Stuffed Dates

These chocolate covered snickers stuffed dates are made with real food ingredients and taste even better than an actual Snickers bar. Vegan + gluten-free.

Another health coach tip for you today . . . it’s all about sugar! Halloween is right around the corner and I know Halloween is the start of the crazy holiday eating habits. We get hooked on sugar at Halloween, figure why not keep indulging for Thanksgiving, and by the time the New Years rolls around we realize we’ve been living in stretchy pants and don’t recognize the girl in the mirror.

Been there, done that – but for the past few years I’ve made it my mission to stick with simple healthy habits and cut back on my sugar intake because I know how easy it for my sugar eating habits to spiral out of control.

Swapping Processed Sugar For Natural Sugar

My number one tip for “cutting back on sugar” is actually switching to natural sugars like maple syrup, honey and medjool dates. These snickers stuffed dates are the perfect example of that. Like I said, Halloween is riiiiight around the corner and seeing those snack-size candies right when you walk in the grocery store is so tempting! Thankfully it’s easy to make something that tastes just as good (if not better) with real food ingredients. I’ve shared my 5-ingredient peanut butter cups, healthy Twix bars and healthier butterfingers, but today I’ve got a healthier Snickers recipe for ya!

Snickers Stuffed Dates Ingredients

These incredible chocolate covered snickers stuffed dates taste like snickers and are made with real, whole food ingredients. And want to know the best part? You only need 5 simple ingredients that you likely already have in your kitchen.

• medjool dates
• peanut butter – I prefer drippy/runny natural peanut butter but you can use any nut or seed butter you like. Some of my go-to brands of peanut butter are Crazy Richard’s, Whole Food’s 365 and Wild Friends (use EBF10 for 10% off your order).
• chopped/crushed peanuts
• dark chocolate chunks or chocolate chips – I love Lily’s chocolate chips for a low-sugar option and Enjoy Life chocolate chips for a dairy-free/soy-free option.
• coconut oil – this is used to help make the melted chocolate thinner, which makes it easier to dip the dates. You can skip it, but your melted chocolate will likely be pretty thick. I recommend using refined coconut oil if you don’t want any coconut flavor!

How to Involve Your Kiddos

If you’re hosting a Halloween party or want to make a fun dessert with kiddos, give these snickers stuffed dates a try! This recipe really doesn’t get any easier. I’ll walk you through step by step (including steps for mama and steps for kids!) . . .

1. Cut a slit in the dates and remove the pit (mamas, you can cut the slit and have your kiddos use their little fingers to grab the pits out!).

2. Fill each date with a spoonful of peanut butter (mamas, this step is probably best for you unless you have older kids!). Kids, you’re in charge with sprinkling each date with crushed peanuts.

3. Kids, dump the chocolate chips into a bowl and moms, you add the coconut oil. Heat until mixture is melted and combined.

4. This might have to be a team effort unless your kids are older. The final step is to take each peanut butter filled and peanut topped date and dunk it in the chocolate. I used a toothpick to hold the date together while dipping. Pop the covered dates on parchment and place in the fridge until the chocolate sets.

5. Enjoy this healthy, delicious treat as a family!

How to Store Snickers Stuffed Dates

I recommend storing these bites in an airtight container in the fridge. They should last up to one week… but I bet they’ll be gone before then! You can also store these treats in the freezer for 1-2 months.

More Date Recipes to Try:

• Oatmeal Date Cookies
• 4-Ingredient Samoas
• Samoa Baked Oatmeal 
• Date Energy Balls
• Date Caramel Sauce
• Salted Date Oatmeal 
• Healthy Date Shake

More Healthy Treats to Try:

• Healthier Butterfingers 
• 5-Ingredient Healthier Peanut Butter Cups
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites
• Chocolate Covered Frozen Raspberries 

If you make these chocolate stuffed dates please be sure to leave a comment and star rating below letting me know how they turned out. Your feedback is so helpful for the EBF team and other EBF readers.

Chocolate Covered Snickers Stuffed Dates

5 from 33 votes

These chocolate covered snickers stuffed dates are made with real food ingredients and taste even better than an actual Snickers bar. Vegan + gluten-free.

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 minute

Servings 10

Ingredients

• 10 medjool dates
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1/4 cup chopped/crushed peanuts
• 1/2 cup dairy-free dark chocolate chunks or chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil

Instructions

 

• Cut a slit in each date to remove the pit, then fill each with peanut butter (about 1/2 teaspoon) and a sprinkle of crushed peanuts. Set aside.
• Place the dark chocolate and the coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl and melt in the microwave in 15 second increments, stirring between each. It should take longer than 1-2 minutes total.
• Using a toothpick, dip each date into melted chocolate and use a spoon to coat the date until completely covered. Place chocolate covered date on a platter lined with parchment. Sprinkle remaining crushed peanuts on top of each date. Place the dates in the fridge to allow the chocolate to set.
• Keep leftover chocolate covered dates in a sealed container in the fridge for up to a week.

Notes

• Need a single-serving treat? Just use 1 date, 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter, 1 teaspoon crushed peanuts and about 1 Tablespoon of melted chocolate.

Nutrition

Serving: 1date Calories: 147kcal Carbohydrates: 26g Protein: 1g Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 1mg Sodium: 19mg Fiber: 3g Sugar: 21g

Author: Brittany Mullins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: peanut butter stuffed dates, snickers dates, stuffed dates

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