If you make sure to use organic / healthy dark chocolate chips with minimal added sugar, and substitute
dates for the honey (adding the dates to be pulsed before the almonds on their own, otherwise they might not get smooth enough), then you could consider this recipe to be ENTIRELY healthy and sin - free.
In this recipe you can switch
the dates for honey, but in lots of the recipes they're essential as they stick the whole thing together!
From the article: «Initial
dating for the honey - colored fragment by the team of scholars puts the papyrus piece coming out of the middle of the second century.»
Not exact matches
Maple syrup or
date syrup are also great substitutes
for honey.
Only change I made was
honey for the
date syrup.
Also, would
honey work as a substitute
for date syrup?
I used
honey instead of agave, and coconut palm sugar
for half of the
dates (I only had about 7
dates on hand) and sweetened a bit more with 8 stevia drops.
This looks super scrummy do you have to use
date nectar / syrup or could you substitute
for honey or maple syrup?
Will be making these as soon as I come home from uni, as I already have all the ingredients (excpet the
date syrup, but I'll substitute it
for honey), thanks!
I did substiute the Almond milk
for coconut milk and used organic raw
honey instead of
date syrup as i did nt have the other ingredients in.
We like to keep sweeteners, even natural sweeteners like
dates and raw
honey to a minimum and balance them with good fat and protein
for a satisfying treat that doesn't cause energy dips!
I couldn't find sunflower seeds, so just went with the recipe as posted (substituted some of more expensive ingredients —
honey for maple syrup, different type of
date), but will use suggestion of upping oats next time to see how it goes.
Place the nuts in a food processor and blend
for a minute or two until a crumbly mix forms, then add the
honey and pitted
dates.
For the «crumble» I used a tasty combination of oats,
dates, pecans, almond butter,
honey, cinnamon, and salt, bringing in some healthy fats and more natural sweetness.
Quick question, could I substitute
honey and worcestershire sauce
for the
date paste and coconut aminos, respectively?
I didn't have arrowroot flour, so I used almond flour, and I couldn't find any
dates for some reason, so I used raw
honey, and I don't like nuts in brownies, so I didn't use pecans, and I didn't have any hazelnut butter and didn't want to buy any because it's expensive, so I didn't frost them, but these are fantastic even with the substitutions and without the frosting, wow.
I've used medjool
dates (2 large
dates), raw
honey, maple syrup or
for a lower glycemic sweetener you could use raw coconut crystals or coconut nectar and all of these options have worked fine.
I added another 1/4 cup of shredded coconut, some cacao nibs, 1/4 tsp espresso, about 1 Tbsp
honey (used fewer
dates since they are so expensive), and 1 tsp of coconut oil
for extra flavor.
You could definitely swap out the
dates for approximately 1 tablespoon of
honey if you prefer.
(1/4 cup of salba seeds made 1/2 cup of salba meal) Also subbed using
date sugar and coconut crystals
for the
honey and that worked fine.
For honey, I was out, I used
date palm sugar.
Puddings: 1/2 c. full - fat coconut milk or other milk of your choice 1/4 c. fresh mint leaves 2 T. chia seeds 1/2 avocado, peeled 1/2 c. frozen spinach or 1 large handful fresh spinach 3 pitted medjool
dates, soaked in hot water
for a few minutes if not still soft and then drained, or 2 1/2 T
honey 1/4 t. vanilla extract 1 T. + 1 t. cocoa powder
you can use
dates soaked in warm water and blended instead of
honey for the sweetening too... gives an amazing flavour aswell
These granola bars are lightly sweetened with ripe bananas,
honey and
dates for a simple breakfast treat packed with nutrition.
For this cereal bar recipe, almond butter,
dates and
honey (sub with maple syrup to make it vegan) help everything stick together.
In a large bowl, add in the
dates, almond butter and
honey mixture, puffed oats, almonds, pecans, sesame seeds, and sour cherries (this is everything except
for the white chocolate chips), and mix well.
1/3 cup almond flour 1/2 cup certified gluten - free oats 1/2 cup raw buckwheat groats 3/4 cup
dates, pitted 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes + extra
for topping 2 tablespoon agave nectar,
honey (not vegan) or maple syrup fresh lemon zest of 1 lemon + extra
for topping pinch himalayan pink salt (optional)
While many recipes call
for honey or liquid stevia as the sweetener of choice, I prefer using a combination of
dates and
honey.
For a vegan alternative, the
honey could easily be replaced by
date syrup or agave nectar or left out all together.
1/4 ounce marijuana flower tops, deseeded (available from medical marijuana facilities) 1 cup minced
dates 1/2 cup raisins 1/4 cup ground walnuts 1/4 cup ground almonds 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon anise seed 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup
honey 1/2 cup orange flower water, or substitute any flower - flavored water 2 teaspoons ghee, recipe here Sesame seeds
for garnish
My subs were: blanched almonds
for the walnuts, spelt flour
for the buckwheat / arrowroot, ground ginger
for the cardamom and
honey for the
dates.
I've used only minor substitutions
for preferences and just what I had: left out the walnuts, used sorghum flour instead of buckwheat, and used maple syrup in place of both the
dates and the
honey.
The usual glucose syrup, muscovado sugar and
honey used
for binding granola bars are replaced with Dark and Golden
Date Juice Concentrates which allow refined sugar free claims and are suitable
for vegans.
For those of you who don't know them, think rolled oats, coconut, tons of dried fruit (apricots, cranberries,
dates, etc),
honey, sunflower seeds... YUM!
Just in case anyone else has to adjust based on available ingredients, here's what worked
for me: Used 3
dates and 1/2 cup
honey instead of agave / yacon syrups and subbed coconut oil
for the grapeseed.
1/3 of a hokkaido pumpkin 1 banana 3 eggs (you can substitute one of the eggs with 2 additional egg whites) 3 egg whites 2/3 cup / 70 g oats / rye flakes 6
dates, pitted 2 Tbsp
honey or maple syrup 1/3 cup / 80 g plain yoghurt 2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cardamom 1 Tbsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp ground ginger Butter
for frying
This was great - I substituted
date paste
for some of the
honey and it was delicious, not too sweet.
For those of you that are stevia averse, I would suggest making this with either 1 - 2
dates or a tablespoon of maple syrup or
honey in place of the stevia.
This
date paste is great over pancakes,
for sweetening drinks or baking as a replacement
for honey or agave.
-LSB-...] pepper 2 tbsp of coconut aminos (soy sauce replacement) 1/4 cup of chopped fresh basil 2 tbsp of
date paste or 1 tbsp of
honey Chili pepper flakes to taste Salt and pepper to taste 1 head of lettuce (
for -LSB-...]
I am doing whole 30 as a lifestyle and I substituted the molasses
for 1/4
date paste (I made is with one cup of pitted
dates and half a cup of hot water and used my immersion blender - you'll have plenty from this and I use it to substitute whatever recipes that require
honey or whatnot.
of boneless chicken, diced 1 1/2 tsp of fresh ground or finely shredded ginger 1 tbsp of fresh minced garlic 1/4 cups of cashews or peanuts (optional) 1/2 red bell pepper cut into thin strips 1 cup of broccoli or cabbage slaw with carrots 1/2 bell pepper 2 tbsp of coconut aminos (soy sauce replacement) 1/4 cup of chopped fresh basil 2 tbsp of
date paste or 1 tbsp of
honey Chili pepper flakes to taste Salt and pepper to taste 1 head of lettuce (
for wrapping)
I use either real maple syrup, almond butter with
honey, a combination of warm maple syrup and coconut butter or homemade
date paste, look
for the recipe on the blog
Bruleed Maple Pumpkin Pie from The Kosher Cave Girl (substitute
date sugar
for coconut sugar and
honey for maple syrup to make this GAPS legal).
The squares are made with minimal ingredients, all natural and all good
for you; nuts, unsweetened cocoa powder,
dates, pure raw
honey, almond butter, and banana.
I substituted Avocado oil
for Grapeseed and
Date Syrup instead of
honey.
I used
honey for a subtly sweet flavor (feel free to substitute with maple syrup if you're vegan) and also sweetened it naturally with dried cranberries and
dates.
Cannibella why don't you try another liquid sweetener such as
honey, maple syrup, sorghum molasses,
date molasses / syrup, grape molasses, carob molasses...
for example.
Apart from the
dates, which are inherently sweet, this recipe is unsweetened — add a little
honey, maple or agave syrup
for sweetness, if desired.
I sub coconut oil
for the grapeseed (often using half applesauce and half oil) and either
honey or
date syrup (combine 1 c
dates with 1 c water, leave overnight and blend)
for the agave syrup.