Chocolate & Walnut Dates

Chocolate & Walnut Dates
Originally uploaded by foodchronicles.

Friday afternoon treats - Dates with chocolate and walnuts. Simply put this is a pitted date stuffed with walnuts, then dipped in semi-sweet chocolate. If you use milk chocolate it will be too sweet. Dates are filled with natural sugars and don't need any added sugars, however a dip in chocolate makes a nice simple treat.

What's really great is the nutritional analysis you can do: Date are high in potassium, higher even than bananas. Walnuts are heart healthy, sloughing crummy stuff from your veins as they are digested, and semi-sweet chocolate has also been shown to be heart healthy due to the antioxidants. The raising of endorphins always is a benefit. So any way you want to spin this, these little morsels are a heart healthy snack! Much better than a candy bar and it tastes much like a snickers!