Soft dates coated in 100% pure cacao mass. Just two ingredients, with no added sugar: naturally sweet fruit wrapped in deep, pleasantly bitter cacao.

  • Grown in Permaculture

    Good for the land, good for us.


    By working with nature instead of against it, the farm keeps the soil healthy, focuses on biodiversity & grows our dates without pesticides.

  • Finger painted hand symbol with outline of heart in the middle of palm

    Hand-harvested

    Picked by real people, not machines.


    Our dates are harvested by hand, allowing each fruit to be picked at the right time by farmers who know the palms.

  • Family Visit = Farm Visit

    Home means the palms, too.


    Maan, the co-founder of dattelmond, visits the farm whenever he visits his family in Saudi Arabia. It means staying connected to the people who grow our dates & seeing for ourselves what’s happening on the farm.

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Why dates and pure cacao work so well together

Dates are naturally sweet, soft and rich, while pure cacao mass is dark, intense and naturally bitter.

That contrast is what makes the combination work so well.

Instead of using sweetened chocolate, these dates are coated in 100% pure cacao mass. There is no added sugar, milk, flavouring or extra cocoa butter in the coating.

You first get the deep cacao flavour, then the sweetness of the date comes through underneath.

It is a very simple combination, but the two balance each other really nicely.

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What exactly is pure cacao mass?

Cacao mass is made by grinding cacao beans until their naturally occurring cacao solids and cacao butter form a smooth paste.

It is cacao in one of its simplest forms, without the sugar, milk or other ingredients you usually find in chocolate.

That also means it tastes noticeably different. Pure cacao mass is dark, intense and naturally bitter.

That bitterness works especially well with dates because the fruit already brings plenty of sweetness on its own.

How are cacao dates different from chocolate-covered dates?

The main difference is the coating.

Regular chocolate is usually made with cacao together with sugar and, depending on the type, ingredients such as milk or additional cocoa butter.

These dates are coated in 100% pure cacao mass instead.

That makes them much darker and more cacao-forward than a typical chocolate-covered date, while all of the sweetness comes from the fruit itself.

They are not meant to taste like milk chocolate or a sweet praline. The cacao stays properly bitter, and the date balances it out.

faq

What are cacao dates made from?

The current recipe contains just two ingredients: pitted dates and 100% pure cacao mass.

Nothing else is added.

Do cacao dates contain added sugar?

No.

There is no added sugar in the current recipe. The sweetness comes entirely from the dates themselves.

Why does the cacao coating taste bitter?

Because it is pure cacao mass rather than sweetened chocolate.

Bitterness is naturally part of cacao, and here it is intentional. The sweetness of the date is what balances it.

If you normally prefer very sweet chocolate, expect these to taste considerably darker.

How should I store cacao dates?

Keep them somewhere cool, dry and away from direct sunlight or other sources of heat.

Cacao naturally reacts to temperature. In a warm room the coating can become softer, while refrigeration will make both the cacao and the date firmer.

If you refrigerate them, letting them sit at room temperature for a little while before eating will bring back a softer texture.

How do you like to eat them?

Usually just as they are.

We especially like them alongside coffee or tea, where the bitterness of the cacao works really nicely with the sweetness of the date.

They also make a good small after-dinner treat when you want something sweet but not as sweet as conventional chocolate.

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