Almond And Cheese Stuffed Dates [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 2
• Time: 10 minutes

Stuffed dates are a sweet delight that can be served either before a meal as an appetizer or after meal as a dessert. They are healthy, sweet and tempting, a perfect handy snack to munch during the day with feeling guilty. Dates are stuffed with cottage cheese and almonds to offer power of protein and good fatty acids. This is a simple and easy recipe that required no cooking at all. The dates are rich source of iron calcium and other valuable minerals. They have their own natural sweetness so there little need of using any artificial sweetener for this dessert. However you can use honey or maple syrup on them for some extra sweetness. The filling is made with cottage cheese and almonds to offer power of protein and good fatty acids. Only select big, firm and de-seeded dates for this recipe.

Nutrition

• calories: 191
• protein: 22
• carbs: 20
• fat: 3
• saturated fat: 0
• polyunsaturated fat: 0
• monounsaturated fat: 0
• cholesterol: 0
• sodium: 1
• potassium: 91
• dietary fiber: 1.34
• sugars: 13.75
• vitamin a: 1
• vitamin c: 0
• calcium: 18
• iron: 0
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 4.91
• other fats: 3

Ingredients

• 1 date, pitted Dates, medjool
• 1 gram Almond Nut
• 1 cup Cottage Cheese
• 1 gram Orange Zest
• 1 tsp Spices, cinnamon, ground
• 1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
• 1 packet Honey

Instructions

• Take a small bowl, add orange zest, cottage cheese, protein powder and cinnamon powder, mix well with the help of a fork.
• Remove seeds from the date by making a lengthwise slit in them.
• Stuffed the dates with cheese mixture and topped with an almond.
• Drizzle honey or maple syrup on them if using.
• Refrigerate until serve.