Dates are one of Scripture's oldest sweets — the honey of the palm tree. Split, filled with nut butter, and finished with sea salt, they're the three-ingredient answer to every afternoon that needs something sweet and unhurried.
Slice each date along one side and ease out the pit, keeping the date in one piece.
Spoon or pipe a generous teaspoon of nut butter into each one.
Press lightly closed so a ribbon of filling still shows.
Finish each with a few flakes of sea salt — and chocolate or pistachios if you're feeling festive.
Chill for ten minutes to set, then pile onto a small plate. They keep a week in the fridge, though they've never lasted that long here.
Keep a plate of these in the fridge and you'll always have something sweet to set before an unexpected guest.
gather. nourish. give thanks.