Date Caramel & Peanut Butter Chocolates
Happy February! Valentines day is around the corner so of course we had to have a chocolates recipe on the blog. I got this heart shaped silicone mold on amazon so they could look extra official. I honestly LOVE getting a box of chocolates on v-day but all the super sugary stuff is too much on my system – so maybe Matt will read this and make me some chocolates!! Haha okay okay I’m not gonna get crazy. He knows I love roses and a sweet card 🙂 Most likely I will just make these for him, he loves peanut butter cups and these are like a new level of those.
Something else I am SUPER excited about is making valentines for Ruth’s classmates! She just started at a Montessori School yesterday and we got a list of this month’s activities. The teacher said we can bring valentines or don’t have to and I was just trying to hold back my excitement. I LOVED doing valentines when I was little and I am so excited to make them for Ruthie! I just got little valentines cards I am going to hole punch and string around a fruit and veggie puree pouch. I think this whole school activity thing is going to be my jam, I just get way to into it!
Ingredient List
- Dates
- Honey
- Coconut milk
- Vanila
- Peanut butter
- Chocolate chips
*If you don’t have a silicon mold, you can also use a regular muffin tin. Don’t fill them up all the way, just half way will do. *
Did someone say peanut butter, we love a good treats with our favorite butter:
Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate M&M Cookies
Double Peanut Butter Cookie Cups
Banana and Peanut Butter M&M Cookies
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Date Caramel & Peanut Butter Chocolates
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups of pitted dates
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 bag of chocolate chips
Instructions
- Melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish for about 1-2 minutes or until fully melted.
- Take your heart shaped silicone mold and drop in 1 teaspoon or so of chocolate into each heart then push it up the sides with the end of a wooden spoon. Place in the freezer to harden.
- In a blender combine dates, ¼ cup honey, coconut milk and vanilla and blend until smooth. Place date caramel into a ziploc bag and set aside.
- In a small bowl combine peanut butter and 3 tablespoons of honey then place that in a separate ziplock bag.
- Once chocolate molds are hardened, cut off the tip of both ziplocks and first pipe in some date caramel, then the peanut butter mixture.
- Then take your remaining melted chocolate and fill the rest of the mold. Place in the freezer to harden!
- Store in the freezer or fridge and enjoy!
These sound so good! I can’t wait to make them. Do you use canned coconut milk or the kind that comes in a carton?
Canned!!
Does this use canned coconut or the kind in a carton?
Canned!
These are amazing. My boyfriend and I cannot stop eating them!
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I’m so so glad!!
Just made these tonight and they didn’t disappoint!! So delicious!!
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That’s great!!
What kind of Chocolate did you use? Semi sweet, milk or dark?
I used dark but you can use whatever you like!
Hi Kelsey! I am so confused on the what to buy when a recipe calls for Coconut Milk. Is there a difference between coconut milk and coconut cream? Is it supposed to be all chunky or should it be smooth and milky? Help! Can you give a link for the kind you use in the recipe?
Just coconut milk in the can! You usually have to scoop it all out into a microwave safe jar and heat up for like 20 seconds then shake it up to combine! Or put the can in warm water for a bit and shake.
These were so good! I used the silicone mini cupcake liners instead of heart shaped molds and they turned out wonderfully!
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Great!
These are so good! You do not need a cute heart mold–I used muffin tins with silicon cupcake liners (they looked like Reese’s)! I used enjoy life chocolate and this recipe was easy and so yummy! I first made them for valentines day but now they are a staple that I store in the freezer and pull them out anytime I want a quick treat that I don’t feel too guilty about.
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Yes!! Great!