Bombshell dates

Author: Yvonne Walus - Recipe writer

Photographer: Carolyn Robertson

Serves: 12

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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12 pitted dates (moist ones work best)

12 white chocolate buttons

12 dried cranberries or 12 dried currants

12 halves shelled nuts (pecan or walnut)

½ cup fine desiccated coconut

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Instructions

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1 Cut each date lengthwise.

2 Insert 1 button, 1 dried fruit and 1 half-nut. Press the opening closed with your fingers.

3 Roll the dates in desiccated coconut.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 76 cal

Kilojoules 320 kJ

Protein 1 g

Total fat 5 g

Saturated fat 3 g

Carbohydrates 7 g

Sugar 7 g

Dietary fibre 1 g

Sodium 10 mg

Calcium 20 mg

Iron 0.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.