How to make homemade date paste

The dates are the fruits of date palm (phoenix dactylifera). His name comes from the Greek word daktilos, which means “finger”. Due to their sweetness they constitute a pleasant natural sweetener.

These exquisite fruits of endless nuances are left to dry in the sun on the same palm tree. Its sugars (65%), mainly glucose and fructose, offer abundant fast energy and are accompanied by various minerals, such as potassium, magnesium and iron.

They contain about a 8% fiberso they help regulate intestinal transit.

How to prepare date paste

You can use this paste for replace sugar in your sweetest dishes. Here we describe its easy preparation:

1. Pre-soak

The medjool dateslarge and tender, are the most suitable.

The dates are placed in soak in warm water about two hours.They drain and bone.

2. Prepare the cream

They are crushed with some water until you get the desired texture.You can add vanilla, lemon, cocoa or spices.Store it in a glass jar closed in the fridge.Use it like sugar in recipes.