Date Snickers - Career Girl Meets... (2024)

By Danielle Nieman

If you’re a fan of the original Snickers bar, you’ll LOVE these Date Snickers! Each bite-sized date is stuffed with peanut butter and covered in rich chocolate.

This post is all about how to make chocolate-covered Date Snickers.

Once you add peanut butter and nuts to each sweet date and cover it in gourmet milk chocolate, it tastes so much like a real Snickers candy bar; it’s unreal! This knock-off Snickers recipe is a healthier version because dates are part of the fruit family. They grow in bundles on date palm trees and are high in natural sugars while also containing several powerful essential nutrients.

While the famous Snickers chocolate bar includes caramel and nougat ingredients, the date replaces both because of its intense caramel-like flavors and chewy texture. The date fruit also has extra tasty notes of rich chocolate and toffee.

These bite-sized Date Snickers taste sinfully delicious and are so easy to make! Dip them in dark chocolate instead of milk for even more healthy antioxidants.

Date Snickers

Why Are Chocolate-Covered Date Snickers Healthy?

Eating dates can benefit your health because they contain vitamins and nutrients such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, copper, selenium, and vitamin B6. And you could even stuff them with natural peanut butter and cover them in dark chocolate for added protein and extra antioxidants.

Dates are high in natural sugars, which means it naturally occurs in the fruit. While natural sugars are better than refined additives, it’s still sugar, so keep this in mind for your particular dietary needs.

You’ll Need 4 Ingredients:

• Dates, approximately 10-12 – Purchase them pitted, or you can remove the pits yourself.

• Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Wafers or Dark, 10-ounce bag – I used half of the bag and generously coated 12 dates. These melting wafers sell at Walmart for under $5, and that’s cheap for the Ghirardelli brand.

• Chopped Roasted Peanuts, 1/2 cup – I bought a 99-cent bag of chopped roasted honey nuts.

• Peanut Butter, 3 tablespoons – Any kind you wish.

• Sea Salt – I know I said four ingredients, but sprinkling salt over the dates after they’ve been coated in chocolate is highly recommended!

Equipment Needed:

• Sharp Knife – for cutting a slit into the dates.

• Toothpicks

• Measuring Cups and Spoons

• Parchment Paper or Wax Paper

• Baking Sheet

• Bowl – for melting the chocolate wafers.

Optional Equipment For Gifting Chocolate-Covered Date Snickers:

• Mini Metallic Candy Liners

• Candy Box – holds one pound of chocolate dates.

How To Make Stuffed Date Snickers, Step-By-Step

Step 1: Cut slits down the middle of each date. If you did not purchase pitted dates, remove the seeds now.

Step 2: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Stuff about 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter (or more) into each date and approximately 1/8 teaspoon of chopped peanuts. The peanut butter will act as glue to keep the stuffed dates intact.

Toothpick Tip: This isn’t entirely necessary because the peanut butter helps keep the contents of the date inside, but the toothpick is extremely helpful when dipping the dates in chocolate.

Step 3: Put the baking sheet of stuffed dates in the freezer for 20 minutes. I found this helpful because it ensures the peanut butter and chopped nuts stay put, making it easier to dip in the chocolate.

Step 4: Warm the chocolate wafers and cover each date generously with the chocolate. Hold the toothpick at the top and submerge the date into the melted chocolate. Sprinkle sea salt and chopped nuts on top of the date before it dries.

Step 5: Let the dates set up and dry before serving them to guests or placing them in mini candy/cupcake liners. Remove the toothpicks once the chocolate has set.

Serving/Storing Tip: Keep the Date Snickers at room temperature in an airtight container. After a week, the chocolate-covered dates will taste even better because they’ll start to caramelize even more!

FAQs For Chocolate-Covered Date Snickers

How Long Do Snickers Dates Last?

They probably won’t last long because they’re so delicious, but you can keep them at room temperature in an airtight container for about eight weeks.

How Else Can You Use Dates?

Dates taste delicious by themselves as a snack, or you could stuff them with cheese and wrap them with crispy bacon for an appetizer.

Did Date Snickers Go Viral On Tik Tok?

Yes! But Stuffed Date Snickers were trending before they went viral on Tik Tok.

How Many Calories Are In Stuffed Date Snickers?

There are about 150 calories in each chocolate-covered Date Snicker.

Are These Healthy Date Snickers Vegan?

This recipe’s ingredients are not vegan, but you can use vegan peanut butter and vegan chocolate.

How Do You Make Chocolate-Covered Dates?

Just skip adding peanut butter to the middle and cover the date with chocolate. Be sure to remove the pits if you didn’t purchase pitted dates.

Do Medjool Dates Have More Nutrition Than Other Dates?

No! They taste softer, but the nutritional value is the same.

How Do I Store Snickers Stuffed Dates?

As mentioned, they can be kept in an airtight container for eight weeks as long as the dates were not close to expiring when you purchased them. Always check expiration dates! After eight weeks, you can freeze them for up to two months.

Final Thoughts On Date Snickers

Date Snickers are insanely delicious, easy to make, and a healthy alternative to eating a Snickers candy bar. They also make great gifts for any time of the year!

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Chocolate-Covered Pecans

Best Chocolate-Covered Cherries

Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Rods