Dates as sweetener

heniko

Curious do any ppl here use dates as a sweetener ... like date sugar, date molasses or dates themselves? I do ... but I make my own ..; not the store bought kind.

ybba12490

hmmm never heard of that before! maybe I will try it?

Bodhi15

alot of weight watchers recipes use dates as sweetener. i've tried one or two and they're surprisingly really good...

heniko

ybba - take some dates ..; dehyrdate them then grind them in a coffee grinder .. use same ways sugar ... but to me it's much more sweeter so I use less. You can buy it too, but to me is too refined ...

KidP

Yes. A lot of the recipes in Brendan Brazier's "Thrive" book call for dates as an ingredient, both for sweetness & as an energy source. I ate a spicy chocolate energy bar this morning that has dates in it. It was good.