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Ingredients

  • Ingredients:
  • 2 cups pitted Medjool dates
  • 1/4 cup raw nut or seed butter (almond, cashew, sesame tahini, sunflower)
  • 4 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt (or more to taste)
  • 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
  • soaking water as needed

Method

  • Directions:
  • 1. Soak dates for at least 4 hours in water.
  • 2. Drain dates, reserving the soak water.
  • 3. Add dates to a food processor along with all other ingredients, except for soaking water. Blend on high until dates are smooth. Add soaking water, 1 tablespoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached (for a sauce to pour or drizzle, add more water).
  • 4. Store in an airtight glass container in the fridge for up to a week.