Dates delight

It is the time for dates all over the world with Ramadan. Dates are considered as one of the inevitable foods of Ramadan .People consume it in sahur,especially in their aftar.It has lots of health benefits.

According to a Hadees:

عَنْ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى تَمْرٍ فَإِنَّهُ بَرَكَةٌ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى مَاءٍ فَإِنَّهُ طَهُور

Salman ibn ‘Amir reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“When one of you breaks his fast, let him break it with dates for they are blessed. If they are not found, let him break it with water for it is pure.”
[Sunan al-Tirmidhī 695]

Here are five different variations to eat dates on your aftar.

1.Almond delight:

Ingredients: Soft dates, Almonds and dark chocolate.

Recipe:

Deseed the dates and fill them with almonds. There will be one in each date.
Melt the dark chocolate for 30 to 40 seconds in the microwave oven.
Now, take a tooth pick and insert it in date.
Lastly, pick a date from a toothpick and cover it with chocolate. Enjoy.

2.Bounty delight:

Ingredients:
Dates, Dessicated coconut, Condensed milk (optional) and hocolate.

Recipe:

Deseed the dates and fill them with desiccated coconut.
If you want to add some sweetness add tablespoon of condensed milk in desiccated coconut.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave for 30 -40 seconds.
Pick a toothpick and cover the date with chocolate.
Relish the dates bounty bars.

3.Raffaelo Delight

Ingredients:
Dates,Almonds, Desiccated coconut and white chocolate.

Recipe:

Deseed the dates.
Fill them with almonds.
Now, melt the white chocolate in the microwave
Pick a toothpick and insert it in a date.
Lastly, cover the dates with white chocolate while holding the date with a toothpick and then in desiccated coconut.
Now,enjoy the dates version of Raffaello chocolate.

4.Cashew Delight

Ingredients:
Dates, Cashews and chocolate of your choice.

Recipe:

Deseed the dates.

Fill it with cashews.

Lastly cover it with melted white or brown chocolate.

5. Classic Biscuits Delight

Ingredients:
Dates, Marie biscuits (or any plain biscuits), Cream and Brown chocolate (optional).

Recipe:

Deseed the dates,

Fill it with crushed Marie biscuits mixed in cream.

Lastly cover it with melted chocolate if you want, otherwise it’s best in its classic way as well.