RECIPES/DESSERTS

Sweet spoonfuls of dates

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We have all seen clusters of dates hanging and falling down. Yet, they make a wonderful sweet treat!!! A special, unique, spoon sweet made with almond filling. Aromatic and very distinct sweet that when presented... everyone wants to try. Small bites, so that...you just can't eat only one!!!!

Ingredients:

500g of dates

300g of sugar

250g of water

1 cinnamon stick

5-6 cloves boiled almonds a little bit of lemon

Directions

  1. Wash the dates very well. Step 1
  2. Soak them in water for 2-3 hours. Step 2
  3. Peel them one by one with a peeler.
  4. Remove the pit from inside using a stick. Step 3
  5. Some of them don't have a pit but have a white membrane. And this has to be removed. step4
  6. Boil them in a pot and change the water around 3 times until they become soft, while skimming the foam. Step 5
  7. After the dates are done, rinse them and fill them with blanched almonds (almonds that have been blanched and peeled).step 6
  8. In a pot, add cinnamon, cloves, dates, sugar, and water and simmer for 15 minutes. Let it rest for a few hours (start in the morning and finish in the evening after the last boil). When the sweet is ready, add a few drops of lemon juice, and put it in sterilized jars. Step 7