135 date cake recipes

Gluten-free date muffins made with rice flour, buttermilk, and orange juice concentrate. Naturally sweet with chopped dates and a hint of citrus. Ready in 40 minutes, makes 12.

Old-fashioned date pudding baked with brown sugar, chopped dates, and nuts. A Pennsylvania Dutch classic with a dense, sticky-sweet crumb served warm with cream.

Oat bran cookies with chopped dates, whole wheat flour, wheat germ, and brown sugar. A wholesome drop cookie with natural sweetness that bakes in just 10 minutes. Makes three dozen.

A homestyle Christmas cake packed with dates, cherries, walnuts, and chocolate chips in a simple egg batter. Bakes into a dense, fruity loaf that wraps up beautifully for holiday gifting.

Chocolate chip fruitcake with candied cherries, dates, walnuts, and chocolate chips bound by a light egg-and-sugar batter. A modern fruitcake that converts even fruitcake skeptics.

Old-fashioned date nut bread made with boiling water-softened dates, baking soda, and chopped nuts. A dense, sweet quick bread that slices beautifully.

Sweet, chewy bar cookies loaded with walnuts, dates, and orange marmalade. Despite the name, these hardtack bars are soft, fruity, and utterly addictive.

French Canadian date doughnuts (beignets) with chopped dates, nutmeg, and lemon extract, dropped by the spoonful into hot oil and fried golden in 3 minutes. From the Quebec kitchen tradition.

Orange coconut chews packed with dates, shredded coconut, and fresh orange zest in a brown sugar base. Chewy, golden bar cookies with a tropical citrus twist.

Try something new with this delicious snack which is perfect when traveling.

Moist carrot date nut bread with a blended carrot-orange puree, slivered dates, and walnuts. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, this recipe makes two loaves that slice even better the next day.

Fruit and nut mini muffins sweetened naturally with boiled dates, raisins, and cranberries. No added sugar, made with egg substitute for a lighter, diabetic-friendly breakfast treat.

Moist Bundt cake made with applesauce, grape juice, dates, and pecans, spiced with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger. A nostalgic, butter-free cake dusted with powdered sugar.

A delicious and scrumptious bread that has a fruity taste which is perfect for those summer mornings!

Grant Avenue chews are chewy date and walnut bars with brown sugar rolled in powdered sugar. A San Francisco Chinatown-inspired cookie bar that's dense, sweet, and nutty.

Chewy pecan date squares with brown sugar and vanilla, baked low and slow then dusted with powdered sugar. No butter needed, the dates keep them moist.