 Hey everyone today. I'm going to show you how to make date paste and you're probably wondering well What is it and why do I want to make it and what do I use it for? Well first of all date paste is made from pitted dates and we're going to cook them And then we're just going to blend them up with its own juice and make a nice paste That makes it easy to blend in to different recipes Okay, now the reason you might want to use date paste instead of white sugar is because of its nutrition profile It has a lot more vitamins and minerals. You're getting vitamins like you know B vitamins You're getting potassium. You're getting iron calcium Copper magnesium not to mention a good dose of fiber You're not going to find any of that in white sugar and it also has antioxidants which protect yourselves from oxidative damage Dates also have a low glycemic index, which means they won't spike your blood sugar now They also taste really good. The flavor is like a subtle It's a subtle caramel flavor, which goes really well with a lot of recipes So here's some ideas how you can incorporate some date paste into your recipes You can try it in your smoothie. You can put it in sauces in Marinades in your dressings. Maybe you're whipping up some nice dressings You can try it in that you can even try it in baked goods. I haven't done that yet But I'm going to be experimenting with some chocolate chip cookies I think the flavor is going to go in really well with this and Let's see what else you could do it in I put it on toast You know my almond butter and then I put this instead of jelly. That is delicious I put it into my oatmeal for breakfast and in some plain yogurt to sweeten it up So those are just a few ideas. I'd like to hear what you might use it for down below in the comments So let me know now the ratio when you want to incorporate this into a recipe that calls for some kind of sugar At least with white sugar you can substitute this one to one So if the recipe calls for one cup of sugar, then you just add one cup of date paste All right So let's get into showing you how to make this date paste that is simple to make and you're gonna love it So buy yourself some dates that are pitted that'll make your job a little easier in making this because if they are not pitted You're gonna have to take the pits out because it won't work so well in your blender Now I'm not really gonna measure this out But I'm gonna put probably a couple of cups of dates in my pan here because I like to have this stuff on hand and so I Just have I have extra and it's it's always ready Now dates date paste will keep in your refrigerator a good couple of weeks and you can freeze it if you want to keep it longer But I use it up pretty quick. All right, so fill your pan with the dates We're gonna add some water to that to cover the dates about an inch or so and we're gonna place it on the stove I'm gonna bring it to a boil and then cover it and turn the heat down and simmer it for about 15-20 minutes until the dates are soft. All right, our dates are done simmering This is what they look like. They're just nice and soft when you when you push on them They just give real easy that means they're gonna blend up nice and easy We don't let this cool for just a minute before I put it in the blender because it's super hot and What I'm gonna do is I'm gonna pour these through a strainer just to get rid of some of the liquid We don't want all the liquid when we blend this All right, so let that cool for a minute. All right, so we're ready to blend this up. I'm just gonna place My dates in the Vitamix Now like I said earlier, we're not gonna add all the liquid, but we're gonna add enough so that it blends and It doesn't get too thin. I don't want it too thin So we'll just add some and we'll just run it and see how it is We want it to be the consistency of something like applesauce. Maybe just a little thicker Now you're gonna want to push down the dates into the blender a few times because it tends to lift up And then it doesn't really mix very well So we're gonna add some more liquid to that because we're not getting too much action here I'm gonna add a couple more spoonfuls and that should do it So just keep adding a little bit of liquid at a time until you get a nice thick consistency that will blend up Let me show you here. I'm gonna pour this into a mason jar And you can see with the consistency that we're looking for Now doesn't that look delicious? I'm gonna take a little taste just because well, I like to taste it Mmm Love that and it's warm too. It's really good was warm. That'd be good on ice cream vanilla ice cream. Oh my gosh, so delicious That nice subtle caramel flavor. You're gonna love it. I've got a recipe for you. You can try this I've already used this one time in one recipe my sweet and hot chicken wings I'll leave a link for you down in the description There's also another video you can try this in that I didn't actually use it in the video But I did it at another time. That's my Asian turkey bowls Added a little bit of this about a heaping tablespoon to the sauce. Wow. It was delicious. So check that out I'll leave the link down there for you as well. All right. Thanks for watching everybody don't forget to like subscribe and share the video and Leave me a comment. Let me know if you're gonna make it. All right. We'll see you next time. Take care