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Turtle Butter: Pecans, Chocolate, Dates and Maple Syrup

February 27, 2020 by Kathy Hester 7 Comments

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Chocolate Pecan Butter with Dates and Maple Syrup

Pecans, Chocolate, and Dates – oh my! This is my new favorite spread and it’s good on just about anything. I enjoyed turtle butter on crackers, graham crackers and between 2 slices of whole wheat bread and grilled. Tell me how you are using it – I’m dying to know!

I always have pecans in my pantry because Cheryl gets a few pounds from her work at the holidays. If I’m really lucky a co-worker or two will donate their pecans to use too. Depending on where you live, pecans can be expensive.

When I was in my 20’s and lived in New York I went searching for some to make a chocolate bourbon pecan pie for a dinner party I was going to. I was shocked by the price of pecans and realized I wasn’t in North Carolina anymore. It was an ah-ha moment for me.

Turtle Butter: Pecans, Chocolate, Dates and Maple Syrup

You can make this with just about any nut you have in your pantry. You might have to add a little more liquid, however it should be almost the same amount of all of the other ingredients.

I think this goes well with anything you think Nutella (or a vegan sub) would be welcome. I used it in The Kitchn’s Oatmeal Nutella Mug recipe in place of the non-vegan Nutella, and I loved it. Let me know what recipes you use your turtle butter in by commenting below. I can’t wait to hear!

The only time-consuming step is to cook the dates to soften them up. Really, that’s not much time at all. I used cacao powder because I have some in my pantry, but plain old cocoa powder would taste just as terrific. You can also add more maple syrup or dates if you’d like yours sweeter.

Turtle Butter: Pecans, Chocolate, Dates and Maple Syrup

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Turtle Butter: Pecans, Chocolate, Dates and Maple Syrup

gluten-free, soy-free, no added oil
Prep Time20 mins
Total Time20 mins
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 110kcal
Author: Kathy Hester

Ingredients

  • 10 dates
  • 2 cups water for cooking the dates
  • 2 cups pecans toasted
  • 3 tablespoons [url]cacao powder∞http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EKLPLU4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00EKLPLU4&linkCode=as2&tag=healslowcook-20&linkId=HPWVNRWPYVMFISUC[/url] or cocoa
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • pinch salt

Instructions

  • Put the dates and water into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn off heat and let sit for 15 minutes. This softens the dates and makes it easier to puree them.
  • Add the pecans, cacao powder, maple syrup and salt.
  • Add in the dates and 2 tablespoons of the cooking liquid.
  • Puree, scrape the bowl down and process until very smooth adding more cooking liquid if needed.

Notes

Make sure to taste it so you can add more maple syrup or cacao powder to make it just the way you like it. Store in the fridge and serve on crackers in paninis and any other way that makes you happy!

Nutrition

Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Fall, Gluten-free, Soy-free, Spreads Tagged With: cacoa, cocoa, dates, Maple syrup, nut butter, pecans, spread, turtle, Vegan

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Comments

  1. Jacqui Pappas says

    April 18, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    I’ll definitely make this! It sounds delicious!

    Reply
  2. The Peace Patch says

    April 18, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    A chocolatey tub full of yum! I must try this schmeared on my favorite blueberry bagels and rolled up in pancakes and spread on english muffins with orange marmalade and piped into strawberries and sandwiched into s’mores and ohgoodgolly the list goes on. Thanks for the recipe and links to organic ingredients. Cheers! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Deb E says

    April 24, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    In love with this and pinned it under GF eats.

    Reply
  4. rachel @ athletic avocado says

    August 24, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    this sounds like perfection! Adding to my round up of nut butters!

    Reply
    • Kathy Hester says

      August 24, 2015 at 10:01 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  5. Amey Mathews says

    March 1, 2020 at 11:57 pm

    Oh my gosh Kathy, this sounds so amazing.

    Reply
  6. Ruchama says

    April 2, 2020 at 12:59 am

    Just in time for Passover. All these ingredients can be kosher for Passover and Matzah is much tastier with a spread. We use Avocado as a savory. This will be a great sweet! Thanks

    Reply

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