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What Is Date sugar and How Can I Use It?

Here's everything worth knowing about date sugar and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 9 recipes to cook tonight.

In Chinese:日期糖
British (UK) term: Date sugar
en français:Date sucre
en español:azúcar fecha

Recipes using date sugar

There are 9 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Silky Vegan Pumpkin Pie

Silky Vegan Pumpkin Pie

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Vegan pumpkin pie made with silken tofu instead of eggs and cream, sweetened with date sugar and molasses. Silky custard texture with classic Thanksgiving spice.

Peach Strudel with Vanilla Sauce

Peach Strudel with Vanilla Sauce

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It was definitely my kind of dessert, it's sweet, but too sweet; vanilla sauce gave some richness, but wasn't overwhelming. The peach-maple filling was so delicious, packed with fresh peach flavor, of course :D and the juicy filling was just oozing out loudly.

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Ann's Strawberry Angel-Food Cake with Sauces-Pt1

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Ann's Strawberry Angel-Food Cake with Sauces-Pt1 recipe

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Whole Wheat Apple Cake with Dates & Walnuts

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Whole Wheat Apple Cake with Dates and Walnuts recipe

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Rice Waffles with Fruit Sauce

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Gluten-free rice flour waffles lightened with whipped egg whites and folded with cooked rice for a crisp, hearty bite. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, then topped with a strawberry-yogurt sauce.

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Favourite Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

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Vegan oatmeal cookies sweetened with date sugar and sorghum syrup, no butter or eggs required. Soft, chewy, and packed with rolled oats, raisins, and cinnamon. Yields 60 cookies.

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Swedish Saffron Bread

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Golden saffron bread made easy in a bread machine with whole wheat, oat flour, currants, and date sugar. A wholesome twist on Sweden's classic Lussekatter holiday loaf.

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Date Syrup

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Homemade date syrup simmered from date sugar, water, vanilla, and cinnamon then blended smooth. A natural, high-fiber alternative to maple syrup or honey.

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Basic Sugarless Vegetarian Mincemeat

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Sugar-free vegetarian mincemeat with ground apples, whole citrus, raisins, currants, and warm holiday spices. No refined sugar, no meat. Makes enough for two pies and cans or freezes beautifully.

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