One of my favorite recipes this Ramadan was a white chocolate date roll. This healthy naturally sweet dessert became a big hit and everyone asked for a recipe! I like to treat everyone with something special and unique every Ramadan. Besides, date rolls are also a nice Ramadan gift for your friends and family. This common recipe has so many variations to it, and you probably tried some. If you like to try a new variation of this classic, follow my simple steps below to recreate these delectable dessert rolls.
During Ramadan, the consumption of dates increases in our household significantly. We break a fast with dates, I serve them for Suhoor, so dates are on our a daily basis. Dates and nuts are pantry ingredients that everyone during Ramadan has. So who doesn’t love to treat yourself with healthy sweets during the blessed month?
Date Roll Recipe Ingredients
To make this date roll you need these ingredients
- Medjoul Dates or ready-made date paste
- Unsalted Peanuts
- Sesame Seeds
- White Chocolate
- Dark/Milk Chocolate
- Ground Cinnamon (optional)
- Ground Cardamon (optional)
Equipment necessary for making date roll
- Food processor
- Piping bags
- Wooden Spoon
How To Make Date Roll
This date roll is a very easy 5-ingredients recipe and you can make it less than in 20 minutes. Let’s start with the dates themselves.
- Wash dates and dry them with a kitchen towel. Remove pits and crush them into a food processor. Mix until you will get the texture of the date paste.
- Grind nuts in the food processor separately and mix them with date paste, until well combined. You can add spices of your choice like ground cinnamon or cardamon. Mix well and set aside.
- Roast sesame seeds first. Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Add some sesame seeds to a dry pan and roast for about 7 minutes until they pop and become fragrant. Stir all the time. Allow to cool down.
- Now it is time to shape! Grease your hands with a bit of sunflower oil, so date paste won’t stick on your hands during shaping. Divide date paste into 2 parts and shape each part into a long roll, around 5-7 cm in diameter. Coat each roll with sesame seeds. Then place a wooden spoon just right on top of the roll, press gently to create a hollow in the center.
- Fill your piping bags with melted white and dark chocolate. Firstly, fill the rolls with white chocolate and then decorate them with dark chocolate.
Nuts Allergy Suggestions
Anyone who is allergic to peanuts can use any other nuts like almonds, walnuts, cashews or hazelnuts. However, if you are allergic to all nuts, you can be substitute peanuts with biscuits, crisp rice cereal, oat flour, chocolate chips or sunflowers seeds. Dates can be also combined with raisins, dried cranberries, apricots, papaya and any other dried fruits.
In order to help visualize how these White chocolate Date Rolls are made, I recommend watching the short video below:
How To Serve
Cut into small rectangular pieces and serve these delicious date chocolate rolls in mini paper cupcake cups. Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Do you like more Ramadan dessert recipes? Check also these!
White Chocolate Date Roll
Ingredients
Instructions
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Wash dates and dry them with a kitchen towel. Remove pits and crush them into a food processor. Mix until you will get the texture of the date paste.
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Grind nuts in the food processor separately and mix them with date paste, until well combined. You can add spices of your choice like ground cinnamon or cardamon. Mix well and set aside.
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Roast sesame seeds first. Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Add some sesame seeds to a dry pan and roast for about 7 minutes until they pop and become fragrant. Stir all the time. Allow to cool down.
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Grease your hands with a bit of sunflower oil, so date paste won’t stick on your hands during shaping. Divide date paste into 2 parts and shape each part into a long roll, around 5-7 cm in diameter. Coat each roll with sesame seeds. Then place a wooden spoon just right on top of the roll, press gently to create a hollow in the center.
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Fill your piping bags with melted white and dark chocolate. Firstly, fill the rolls with white chocolate and then decorate them with dark chocolate.
