These chocolate covered peanut butter date bites are simple, rich, and perfect for holiday treats or when you want something sweet and nourishing. Medjool dates—often called nature’s caramel—are filled with creamy peanut butter and walnuts, then dipped in dark organic chocolate and finished with flaky sea salt. Dates provide fiber and potassium, while the healthy fats from the nuts help balance blood sugar and make each bite satisfying. Great for gifting, sharing, or keeping in the freezer for an easy, wholesome snack. Almond butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter, or pumpkin seed butter can be used in place of peanut butter if desired.
Ingredients
12
medjool dates
pitted
4 tablespoons
creamy peanut butter
(or another nut butter)
12
raw walnuts
(or pecans)
6 ounces
dark chocolate bar
broken into pieces
Nutrition Facts
Per serving Recipe serves 6
- Protein 8%
- Net carbs 15%
- Fat 76%
Full nutrition facts
Macros
Energy & Macronutrients
- Calories
- 1412kcal
- Protein
- 30g
- Total Carbohydrates
- 73.3g
- Dietary Fiber
- 17.7g
- Net Carbs
- 55.5g
- Total Sugars
- 43.9g
- Sucrose
- 11g
- Glucose
- 16.3g
- Fructose
- 15.5g
- Maltose
- 0.14g
- Total Fat
- 122g
- Saturated Fat
- 17.6g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 20.4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 77.4g
- Trans Fat
- 0.01g
- Cholesterol
- 0.85mg
- Sodium
- 31mg
Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin C
- 2.1mg
- Thiamin (B1)
- 0.59mg
- Riboflavin (B2)
- 0.3mg
- Niacin (B3)
- 4.3mg
- Pantothenic Acid (B5)
- 1.4mg
- Vitamin B6
- 1mg
- Folate (B9)
- 174µg
- Vitamin B12
- 0.08µg
- Choline
- 74.3mg
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol)
- 2.3mg
- Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone)
- 7.8µg
Minerals
Minerals
- Calcium
- 213mg
- Iron
- 8.7mg
- Magnesium
- 360mg
- Phosphorus
- 704mg
- Potassium
- 1322mg
- Zinc
- 6.4mg
- Copper
- 3.3mg
- Manganese
- 6.2mg
- Selenium
- 10.6µg
Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
- Histidine
- 0.64g
- Isoleucine
- 1g
- Leucine
- 1.9g
- Lysine
- 0.7g
- Methionine
- 0.39g
- Phenylalanine
- 1.2g
- Threonine
- 0.97g
- Tryptophan
- 0.28g
- Valine
- 1.2g
Non-Essential Amino Acids
- Alanine
- 1.2g
- Arginine
- 3.7g
- Aspartic Acid
- 3g
- Cystine
- 0.35g
- Glutamic Acid
- 4.6g
- Glycine
- 1.4g
- Proline
- 1.2g
- Serine
- 1.5g
- Tyrosine
- 0.66g
Fatty Acids
Medium-Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs)
- Capric Acid (10:0)
- 0.01g
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
- Oleic Acid (18:1 cis)
- 20.1g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- ALA (18:3 n-3)
- 14.6g
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
- Linoleic Acid (LA)
- 62.8g
- Arachidonic Acid (AA)
- 0.02g
Other
Carotenoids
- Alpha-Carotene
- 2µg
- Beta-Carotene
- 67.3µg
- Beta-Cryptoxanthin
- 0.28µg
- Lutein + Zeaxanthin
- 33.1µg
Plant Sterols (Phytosterols)
- Beta-Sitosterol
- 8.8mg
- Stigmasterol
- 11.4mg
Other Compounds
- Betaine
- 0.67mg
- Caffeine
- 22.7mg
- Theobromine
- 227mg