TikTok’s Date Snickers
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This Date Snickers recipe makes a quick and easy kid-friendly snack with the flavors of a Snickers bar. It’s a yummy, wholesome sweet treat!
2025 Update: This recipe is still a family favorite and has been updated to simplify the cooking instructions and add extra cooking tips for our readers. We hope you love it as much as we do!
Date Snickers Recipe
It’s TikTok official! These stuffed dates are everybody’s new favorite no-bake dessert, especially if you love the classic chocolate and nut butter combo! Every bite is everything you love about a Snickers Bar, except the good-for-you ingredients will keep you feeling your best.
This sweet treat is made with fresh dates, filled with crunchy almond butter, then topped with a chocolate drizzle and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt. The result is a delicious, bite-sized treat that can satisfy any sweet craving!
Great Reasons to Love This Recipe
Honestly, after tasting the stuffed dates, I don’t really even care to eat an actual Snickers bar again:
- Great sweet snack alternative to the candy bar.
- No processed/refined sugars. This easy recipe is refined sugar free, but pay attention to the almond butter you use and be sure it doesn’t have added sugar.
- Comes together quickly and is a great lunchbox snack.
Desserts don’t have to be full of unhealthy ingredients to be tasty. Just like my Paleo chocolate chip cookies, these chocolate-covered dates are a guilt-free treat. And the best party is how crazy similar the flavor is to the candy bar.
Ingredients
You only need six real-food ingredients to make the most amazing snickers stuffed dates that taste exactly like the classic candy bar:
- Noor or Medjool dates: I prefer noor dates because they’re a little smaller and usually less expensive, but either will work great!
- Nut butter: If you want to get the full Snickers flavor (which I highly recommend), there needs to be a little crunch in the nut butter. Use my recipe for crunchy honey peanut butter, unless you’re dealing with a peanut allergy, then use almond butter.
- Flaky Sea Salt: I use Jacobsen salt, but Maldon sea salt or any fleur de sel will work beautifully. Table salt or any other kind of fine-grain salt just won’t give you the same burst of crunchy saltiness these babies cry out for!
- Chocolate Drizzle: Use either melted chocolate chips or mix together coconut oil, cocoa powder and maple syrup. If you’re using melted chocolate chips, make sure they’re sugar free
How to Make Date Snickers
This is just a summary of the steps; for the full instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Use a small spoon to fill each date with about 1 teaspoon of your nut butter of choice, then gently close the date around the nut butter. Repeat until all of your dates are filled, then set them in the refrigerator to chill for at least 15 minutes. Next you’ll make the drizzle, and you have two options!
- Make a chocolate drizzle: While they chill, you can make the chocolate drizzle. You can do this by either melting chocolate chips in microwave-safe bowl or on the stovetop, or you can make a Vegan and Paleo-friendly coconut oil based drizzle.
- Or make a cocoa coconut oil drizzle: Microwave room temperature coconut oil for 30 seconds, then stir well. Repeat until the coconut oil is fully melted, but not hot. Whisk in the cocoa powder and maple syrup until completed mixed. Allow it to cool slightly. If it hardens too much, warm it gently again in the microwave for 10-15 seconds at a time and stir.
- Remove the dates from the fridge and then use a spoon to drizzle chocolate (or faux chocolate) over each date, one at a time. Sprinkle flaky salt on top before it hardens, then move on to the next date.
- Allow the chocolate to harden, then transfer the dates to a plate or dish. Serve immediately or store for later!
Tips for Success
These tips will save you time and also ensure that your Snicker dates are as tasty as possible!
- Use pitted dates. They’ve already been sliced in half when the pit was removed, which makes your job of stuffing them with almond butter 1000 times easier.
- For best results, drizzle one date at a time. If you’re making more than a few, drizzle the dates with chocolate one at a time, then sprinkle the flaky salt on top individually. Don’t do it assembly-line style. If you wait too long to sprinkle the salt, the chocolate will already be hardened and the salt won’t stay put as well.
- You can prepare these in advance really easily! Have them ready ahead of time to to enjoy whenever the mood strikes! Keep them in an airtight container in the freezer, and pop them out to set out at room temperature about 10-20 minutes before when you’re ready to eat.
- If you don’t have a cooling rack to use when drizzling the chocolate, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. This will help make sure your treats pop off of the pan easily.
How to Keep Them Fresh
Store the stuffed dates in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can also transfer them to a freezer-safe container and freeze for 2-3 months.
Date Snickers Recipe FAQs
Absolutely! Dates have a wonderful, natural sweetness, which is much better for you than excess amount of refined sugar. Dates should still be consumed in moderation, but they are a far healthier choice than a candy bar.
Medjool and Noor dates differ in size, sweetness, texture, and price. Medjool dates are larger, sweeter, and softer than Noor dates, which are firm and have a slight nutty flavor. Medjool dates are typically pricier and have a shorter shelf life due to their higher moisture content.
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TikTok’s Famous Date Snickers
Ingredients
- 24 noor dates or 12 Medjool dates
- ¼ cup almond butter or nut butter of choice
- ½ teaspoon flaky sea salt
- ¼ cup chocolate chips or Paleo chocolate drizzle (see below)
Chocolate Drizzle
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoons maple syrup
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Instructions
- Remove the pits from each date, making an opening from one end of the date to the other.
- Use a small spoon to fill each date with about 1 teaspoon of nut butter, then gently close the date around the nut butter. Repeat until all of the dates are filled.
- Set the dates in the refrigerator to chill for at least 15 minutes.
- While the dates are chilling, prepare the chocolate drizzle. You have two options, melted chocolate or a cocoa-flavored coconut oil.
- If using Chocolate Chips: Set the chocolate chips in a small microwave safe dish. Microwave for 30 seconds, then stir well. Repeat until the chocolate is melted and smooth, but not hot. If it starts to firm up too much to drizzle, warm it gently again for 10-15 seconds at a time and stir.
- If using Coconut Oil: Set the coconut oil in a microwave safe dish. Microwave for 30 seconds, then stir well. Repeat until the coconut oil is fully melted, but not hot. Whisk in the cocoa powder and maple syrup until completed mixed. Allow it to cool slightly. If it hardens too much, warm it gently again in the microwave for 10-15 seconds at a time and stir.
- Place the chilled dates on a cooling rack so extra chocolate drizzle is able to drip off.
- Use a spoon to drizzle chocolate over each date, one at a time. Sprinkle a tiny bit of salt on top before it hardens, then move on to the next date.
- Allow the chocolate to harden, then transfer the dates to a plate or dish. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or in the freezer for 2-3 months.
Notes
- This recipe can be made with Medjool dates if you can’t find Noor dates.
- To make the recipe dairy free, use a brand of dairy-free chocolate chips, such as Enjoy Life.
Nutrition
Want more Paleo treats? Check out my recipe for Vegan + Paleo “Cheesecake” topped with mixed berries!
