The most common question I get when I share recipes is "What is Date Water???" And perhaps you're wondering why it's in so many of my recipes??? 😅 So this isn't so much a recipe post as it is an explanation of one of my most frequently used ingredient 😉
WHAT is Date Water?
I love dates!!! And to get more bang for my buck, I simply soak a handful of dates in a jar with water overnight and then I utilize the naturally sweetened water in baking or cooking. I just reuse the jars that I get from buying applesauce for this purpose because it's the perfect size. 😁
WHY use Date Water?
Dates are my favorite sweeteners. They taste like candy but are deceptively healthy! They are high in fiber, minerals and antioxidants!! They are also easily affordable and widely available where I live.
I initially started soaking my dates for the sole purpose of making it easier on my non-fancy blender as I use dates a lot in baking. Then I realized that the water I soak them in tastes soooo good!! So I started to use the naturally sweetened water to replace other sweeteners in cooking and baking..then I slowly progressed to using the date water to replace nondairy milk in dessert recipes. And it works wonderfully!!
Date water has so many uses, is super healthy and isn't nearly as expensive as pure maple syrup or fatty like nondairy milk.
Date Water
INGREDIENTS:
12 dates
2 cups of water
DIRECTIONS:
Soak dates in water in a jar overnight.
Use date water to cook your oats in, to make chia pudding, and to bake various of desserts like chocolate cake and peach cobbler. Enjoy!