What Are Chinese dates and How Can I Use Them?

Here's everything worth knowing about chinese dates and how to pick them, what they are, how to store them, and what to use instead, plus 3 recipes to cook tonight.

Recipes using chinese dates

There are 3 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Steamed Honey Pears

Fresh Bartlett pears cored, stuffed with minced Chinese dates and orange honey, then gently steamed until tender. A traditional Chinese dessert with just three ingredients that's elegant and naturally light.

Four-Spice Cake

Low-fat four-spice bundt cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, plump golden raisins, and buttermilk. An egg-white-lightened tube cake finished with orange syrup and fresh orange slices.

Sweet Iced Christmas Bread

A festive bread machine loaf studded with maraschino cherries, candied fruit, dates, and walnuts in a rich buttery egg dough. Holiday baking made effortless. One loaf, zero fuss.

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