Marzipan Dates

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Servings

Don't miss this easy vintage recipe for Marzipan Dates, the perfect Christmastime snack. They also make lovely gifts from the kitchen.

Prep Time 30

If using dates with pits in them, carefully slice them lengthwise without cutting all the way through. Carefully prise out the pit.
If the dates you are using have already had their pits removed, you will probably find they already have a lengthwise cut in them, so simply prise it open. You may need to extend it slightly.
Cut a slice about a half inch wide from the block of marzipan.
Next, cut small pieces off the narrow end of the slice, using your fingers to roll them into cylindrical pieces slightly shorter than the length of the date.
Tuck a marzipan roll into the slice in each date. Carefully use the end of a knife to help push it in all the way. Again, if making these with children, an adult should do the latter step, after the children have put the marzipan into the slices in the dates.
Store the Marzipan Stuffed Dates in an airtight container or cover them well so they stay nice and moist. Properly wrapped, they will keep well at room temperature for a week to ten days.

Of course you don't need to have exactly 18 dates or the exact measurement of marzipan. This is one of those recipes you can adjust as you go along

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