eat dates during postpartum. snickers dates are dried dates stuffed with peanut butter and a pecan, then dipped in dark chocolate and taste like a snickers candy bar. truly.

wow, who knew i would love dates and i am just trying them for the first time!

i use dates when cooking for my postpartum clients.  as a doula, i love preparing meals for them.  sometimes it’s creating a healthy breakfast, lunch or doing meal prep for supper. dates are so good for us. i add them to a breakfast of baked oatmeal. i include them in energy bites for mid-morning snacking or middle of the night when up with the baby. i am always looking for new ways to use dates for my birth families. i have made granola bars and i plan on trying a smoothie soon. but these snickers dates are my favorite so far.

here is how i make the “snickers” dates for my postpartum clients:

i slice open the date and remove the pit. using a small spoon i fill the inside with some kind of nut butter and then i squeeze in a pecan and squish it closed. i use the smaller dates known as deglet noor dates. the fresh larger medjool dates work well too.

i melt some dark chocolate chips with a little coconut oil in the microwave and dip the dates . it’s really more of a dunk them and let the extra chocolate fall off. place on a parchment paper on a cookie sheet and then freeze for a few minutes to harden the chocolate. these will keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks if they last that long.

comment and leave a photo below when you try this delicious recipe. a family member shared these dates with me. i am so glad they did!

dates add fiber to the diet and help avoid constipation. it helps keep the stool soft too which is an added bonus after having a baby. they are also a good source of iron. read more about dates and their benefits during postpartum.

for another postpartum recipe that adds fiber to the diet, try these pumpkin bars everyone is craving.

more about grammie doula:

i offer in-person and virtual postpartum doula support in middle tennessee and my clients call me “grammie d.”.  i have 25 years as a labor and delivery nurse and then 10 years as a birth photographer.

i am a mom to 3 grown children, 6 grandchildren and a baby in heaven. i live in a small house with a view and long front porch with my gray-bearded husband and four pets that prefer his company over mine! ~laura