Goat Cheese and Chocolate-Stuffed Dates

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Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Mindi Shapiro
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12 servings (serving size: 2 stuffed dates)
By Mark Scarbrough
November 2005
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Use a high-quality chocolate bar (such as Scharffen Berger) and soft Medjool dates for the best flavor. Substitute Neufchâtel cheese in place of goat cheese for more sweetness.

Ingredients

  • 24 whole pitted Medjool dates
  • 1/4 cup (2 ounces) goat cheese
  • 1 tablespoon grated unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons powdered sugar

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 65
  • Caloriesfromfat 18%
  • Fat 1.3g
  • Satfat 0.9g
  • Monofat 0.3g
  • Polyfat 0.0g
  • Protein 1.3g
  • Carbohydrate 13.4g
  • Fiber 1.4g
  • Cholesterol 2mg
  • Iron 0.3mg
  • Sodium 18mg
  • Calcium 13mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Open the slit in each date; stuff about 1/2 teaspoon goat cheese and about 1/8 teaspoon chocolate inside each date. Close date around filling; press gently to seal. Arrange stuffed dates in a single layer on a platter; sift powdered sugar over dates.

Step 2

Note: Refrigerate stuffed dates in an airtight container for up to two days.

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Ratings & Reviews

debharrison's Review

debharrison
December 08, 2013
Very easy to make. Very rich and sweet. brought a batch to a party and they were gone in 15 minutes. lovely desert that I will make again.

jennday1's Review

Pugdaddy
December 26, 2012
These are fantastic!! The sweetness of the date/chocolate with the tangy goat cheese is so very good together! My mom made some for Christmas and they were gone by the end of the evening. I will be making these. They make a wonderful light dessert or appetizer.

Pugdaddy's Review

jennday1
October 05, 2009
These are so sweet and delicious! And they're sweet enough without the powdered sugar (though the sugar makes them look prettier!). It's easy to buy the ingredients and just make one or two for a quick low-fat dessert for yourself. LOVE these!