Dubai Kunafa Chocolate Stuffed Dates

1. Remove the pits from the Medjooled Dates. If using pre-pitted dates, you can skip this step.

2. Make a slit in each Medjool date. Using a knife, carefully cut a slit down the middle of each date without cutting all the way through. Use your fingers to gently create a small pocket in each one. 

3. Fill each date with Pistachio Cream. Slather about a teaspoon of pistachio cream into the pocket of each Medjool date.

4. If using Cashews: Toast the whole Cashews in a non-stick cooking pan along with one teaspoon of Ghee. Once toasted, add 1-2 whole Cashews in the center of each Medjooled Date.

or, 

If using Kunafa: Toast the Kunafa in a non-stick cooking pan with one teaspoon of Ghee. Once toasted, add one teaspoon into the center of each Medjooled Date. 

Alternatively: You can skip the ghee and the toasting and simply add Whole Cashews to the center of each date. The choice is yours! 

5. Drizzle about a teaspoon of tahini over each stuffed date. Place the dates in a Tupperware or glass container and freeze them until the tahini hardens.

6. Melt milk chocolate chips in the microwave for no more than 30 seconds, using either coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil to help the melted milk chocolate be less viscous. Alternatively, you can use the double-boiler method to melt the chocolate.

7. Dunk each stuffed date in the melted chocolate, then return them to the container. Chill in the fridge until the chocolate hardens. 

Enjoy your homemade Dubai Kunafa Chocolate-Stuffed Dates as a guilt-free dessert, or as the perfect crowd-pleaser for Eid, Diwali, Halloween, or Christmas!

If you are serving this recipe for a party, top with dried rose petals for a burst of flavour and colour!