Salted Dark Chocolate Date Caramels

I love a little bite-sized treat, and these are my new obsession—DATE CARAMELS! Made with soft dates, dark chocolate, and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt, they’re the easiest treat to whip up.

Ingredients

2 cups of pitted organic medjool dates
3 T cashew butter, almond butter, or tahini
3 T organic almond flour
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
flaky sea salt for the topping
200 grams of your favorite dark chocolate, melted

Directions

1. Soften the dates by placing them in a bowl of hot water for 5-10 minutes. This will make it easier to blend them.
2. Add the dates, nut butter of your choice, almond flour, vanilla extract, and one pinch of salt to the food processor and blend until smooth.
3. If the texture is really sticky at this point, add another 1-2 T of almond flour – you should be able to mold/work with the caramel without it sticking to everything, but you don’t want to add too much almond flour.
4. Press the date mixture into an 8×8 square glass pan and place it in the freezer to set for 2-3 hours.
5. Remove from the freezer and cut into squares in the size of your choice.
6. Melt the chocolate and dip each caramel into the chocolate. Allow each piece to drip on a wire rack, and then transfer back to the pan to top with flaky sea salt.
7. Chill in the fridge so that the chocolate takes its shape and enjoy!