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3-Ingredient Cinnamon Date Paste

Fruits are fun when you can dip them into something else. We're going with a plant-based, 3-ingredient cinnamon date paste that takes minutes to make.

Apple slice with homemade date paste
by Aly Michell Dated: January 4, 2021 Last Modified: August 28, 2023 4 Comments
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  • Recipe Notes 
  • How To Make Date Paste Without Cinnamon?
  • What If My Dates Are Too Hard? 
  • Is Date Paste And Date Syrup The Same? 
  • What To Eat With Date Paste
  • How To Store & For How Long 
  • 3-Ingredient Cinnamon Date Paste

Date paste is made with just two ingredients: dates and water. In this case, we’re making this sauce a lot more fun by adding cinnamon to it. 

This homemade cinnamon date paste is 100% plant-based, vegan, natural, and healthy. It can be used in a variety of ways - as a glaze, a pour-over, in drinks, and for desserts. 

Personally, I like to just cut up a chunky sliced from an apple and have them take a nose-dive into the cinnamon date dip. 

If you’re new to dates, in short, they are a sweet, fresh fruit. They aren’t dried or processed - yet they look similar to prunes (dehydrated plums).

I love using dates to naturally sweeten up a dish, for example, chia seed pudding, homemade applesauce, or a chocolate peanut butter smoothie bowl.

Like any other fruit, dates can be eaten straight. Just take note - they are really, really sweet. 

Unlike date syrup, date paste is chunky and its pulp remains. The store-bought syrup will go through a process to become silky and smooth. We’re not going to that here - since we want this to be minimally processed with all of the natural nutrients it comes with.

If your dates are a bit dry, bring them back to life by softening them up in minutes.

Bowl of dates in a glass bowl

Recipe Notes 

  1. Be sure to use a high-speed blender with good blades. We want a uniform texture to this cinnamon date paste.  
  2. Some dates will come already pitted, some do not. If not, remove the seeds from the middle of the dates by simply pulling the fruit apart and plucking the hard seed in the middle. 
  3. A food processor works best for date paste, but a blender works fine, too - which is what I used for this recipe. With a blender, you might need to scrap the fruit down a few times between blends (make sure the blender is off when doing this). 
  4. I used noor or “nour” dates for this recipe because I couldn’t get my hands on Medjool. However, they are both great varieties for this recipe. They have slightly different flavors and textures, but still sweet. Medjool dates have a caramel-like flavor with soft flesh. On the other hand, noor dates have thicker flesh and aren’t as sweet.

How To Make Date Paste Without Cinnamon?

Dates and ground cinnamon in a blender

You can omit the ground cinnamon in this recipe if that's not your style. Additionally, if you're interested in adding other flavors to the date paste, for example, vanilla extract or apple pie spice - that's fine too.

What If My Dates Are Too Hard? 

Whether your dates are tough because they were sitting in a fridge or they have dried out, you can get them soft again by popping them into the microwave to warm for a few seconds. 

Or, soaking the dates for 30 minutes in boiled/hot water will soften them just fine.

Is Date Paste And Date Syrup The Same? 

Date paste has more of a chunky and thick consistency, on the other hand, date syrup is smooth and silky, similar to maple syrup - depending on the process it goes through. 

What To Eat With Date Paste

Blended date dip in a small glass dish

Date paste can be used in a variety of ways. My favorite way to use it is as a dip for my fruit, for example, apples. 

Other ways to use date paste include to sweeten up a smoothie, milkshake, oatmeal, baked goods, as an alternative to jam, or to add to pancakes. 

How To Store & For How Long 

Date paste can be stored in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. The paste will thicken in the fridge as it chills. Add a bit of water and stir or blend it again to soften.   

It can also be stored frozen in silicone ice cube trays for up to a year.

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Apple slice with homemade date paste

3-Ingredient Cinnamon Date Paste

Aly Michell
3-Ingredient Cinnamon Date Paste made with 100% whole-food, plant-based ingredients. A healthy way to sweeten up your favorite snacks, desserts, or breakfast dishes.
4.67 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people
Calories 105 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups pitted Deglet Nour dates (see notes for Medjool dates)
  • Water (see notes + directions)
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Bring about 4-5 cups of water to a boil. Arrange dates in a container and add enough of the boiled water to cover all of the dates. Cover container with a lid, wrap, or foil. Soak dates for 30 minutes.
  • Transfer dates, 1 cup of the reserved date water, and cinnamon to a food processor or blender. Blend or process until smooth.

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Notes

  1. Both Noor and Medjool dates work for this recipe. They have slightly different flavors and textures, but this recipe works for both. Noor is a little less sweet than Medjool dates. Use what you prefer or have. I have yet to try this recipe with other varieties (there are over 200), but feel free to experiment!
  2. To soak dates, use enough water to cover them. For the blending process, use just 1 cup of reserved date water. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1-servingCalories: 105kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 243mgFiber: 3gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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Category: All, Breakfast, Desserts, Plant-Based Christmas Recipes, Snacks, Valentine's Day

About Aly Michell

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  1. Mickey

    April 18, 2024 at 9:19 pm

    4 stars
    What happened to the cinnamon? I'm assuming you mix it in with the dates when blending .

    Reply
    • Aly Michell

      April 19, 2024 at 10:03 am

      Thank you for catching that - fixed! Yes, add the cinnamon when blending the rest of the ingredients.

      Reply
    • Kim

      March 09, 2025 at 10:24 am

      5 stars
      How should I store it? Cabinet or fridge? How long is it good for?

      Reply
      • Aly Michell

        March 17, 2025 at 9:28 am

        You’ll want to store it in an airtight container in the fridge, where it should last about 1-2 weeks. You can also freeze it for longer storage—just thaw it in the fridge when you're ready to use it. Hope that helps! 😊

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