Name: Date Fudge
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 100 g/3½ oz/1 cup walnut halves, plus 55 g/2 oz/½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped; 50 g/2 oz/heaped ⅓ cup icing/confectioners’ sugar, sifted; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 300 g/10½ oz/2½ cups plain/all- purpose flour; 55 g/2 oz/⅓ cup shelled unsalted pistachios; ½ tsp ground cardamom; a pinch of salt; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz/3 cups pitted dates; 300 g/10½ oz/1⅓ cups unsalted butter; 55 g/2 oz/⅓ cup blanched almonds

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

The Jewelled Kitchen

By Bethany Kehdy

Published 2013

About

This delicate confection tends to crumble between your fingers, so make sure you have a plate or a napkin on hand to put it on. It’s so moreish that you will want to chase every last crumb.

Ingredients

100 g/3½ oz/1 cup walnut halves, plus 55

Method

Toast the walnut halves in a heavy-based pan over a medium heat for 2–3 minutes until golden brown and fragrant, shaking the pan often.
Stuff a toasted walnut into each date and then pack them tightly in a 20 cm/8

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