Pecan Date Cheese Dip
Pecan Date Cheese Dip
So easy, yet so delicious. This dessert style cheese dip is simple to make. Made with cream cheese, maple syrup, brown sugar, dates and toasted pecans. You can serve this creamy sweet, date and pecan studded cheese dip with vanilla wafers, peanut butter cookies or gingersnap cookies. This dip is best served the day it’s made and preferable within an hour or two of making. This will keep the dates on the chewy and firm side.

Pecans
This American nut, is a member of the hickory family. Pecan trees prefer temperate climates and are widely grown in Georgia, Oklahoma and Texas. Care must be taken when storing pecans because of their high fat content invites rancidity. Probably the best known and loved pecan dessert is the deliciously rich Southern pecan pie. Living in a northern state, I grew up with walnuts and hickory nuts but over the years, pecans have become a real favorite.
Dates
Dates grow in thick clusters on the giant date palm, native to the Middle East. The name is thought to come from the Greek ‘daktulos’ meaning ‘finger’ after the shape of the fruit. Dates require a hot, dry climate and besides Africa and the Middle East, flourish in California and Arizona. Dates are green when unripe and turn yellow, golden brown, black or mahogany red, depending on the variety as they ripen.

Pecan Date Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz package cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3/4 cup medrool dates, chopped
- 1/2 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
- gingersnap cookies, crackers, pretzels
Instructions
- Cream together softened cream cheese, maple syrup and brown sugar until creamy. Add dates and toasted chopped pecans. Refrigerate 1 hour.
- Serve dip with cookies, crackers or pretzels.
Nutrition
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8 Comments on “Pecan Date Cheese Dip”
Love dates and cream cheese – this sounds awesome!
Wow that looks great/
I just happen to have made my first cheese ball the other day! Now that I have it mastered I will have to give this one a try!! Would love for you to come over and share at my linky party! http://mommyondemand.com/create-bake-9/
I just love the combination for this Cheese Ball. Hope you have a great week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!
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Miz Helen
cream cheese and maple syrup sounds like a winning combo to me! Thank you for sharing on Foodie Friday
Hi there. Stopping in from Let's Get Real today. I am on the look out for great recipes for my Christmas Eve party. This recipe made the cut. LOL! I printed it out and I will be proud to serve this to my family and friends.
Thank you so much for linking up to The Weekend re-Treat Link Party this week on The Best Blog Recipes! Wanted to stop by and “Pin” your post to our Link Party Boards (Recipes or Crafts) while I was here !
Shauna @ The Best Blog Recipes
I love this!!!! I was just trying to think of what I wanted to do with some dried figs i had to use up soon… thinking this is a great idea! Thanks for sharing!!
Angela
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