Delicious Date Nut Bread

This delicious date nut bread recipe is easy and awesome. This bread is super fun to eat toasted and slathered with cream cheese! There is nothing like it! 

When my grandmother Bena used to make this delicious date nut bread, we would all clamor for a piece!  There were five of us children in my family and I used to feel like I wasn’t going to get my share.  Of course, I always did, but did anyone else feel like that?

I think I felt that way because I’m the fourth out of the five.  I was close to the bottom of the food chain so it felt like survival of the fittest. And even though there is a sibling who is younger than me, there is a four year difference between us and she was cute.  Nana always made sure she got her piece.  🙂

Now, I make my own food and eat as much as I want.  Of course, sometimes I have to compete with Christopher but he mostly lets me win. Mostly.

On to the Delicious Date Nut Bread recipe

I cut up the dates first thing.  Then I boil some water and make some coffee.  Not to drink, mind you; it’s part of this recipe.  I use plain boiled water as well.

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I grab 1/4 cup of butter and plop it in the bowl with the cut up dates. Then I pour in 1/2 cup of boiled water and 1/2 cup of hot coffee.  I use decaf as I am really sensitive to caffeine.

I let the date mixture sit for 15 minutes to soften the dates and to cool a bit.

I preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a bread pan.

Next, I crack an egg in one of my stainless steel bowls, add some brown sugar and vanilla.  I whisk it all together until it’s combined.

Dry Ingredients Roundup

As I’m waiting for the date mixture to soften and cool, I gather the dry ingredients: flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.  I mix them together in a bowl and set it aside.

Now it’s time to pour the egg mixture in the date mixture and I top it off with the dry ingredients.

I use my spatula and stir until just combined.  Next I add some chopped walnuts and stir until just combined.  You don’t want to over-mix this bread.

I plop the mixture into the prepared bread pan.

Into the oven it goes and I bake it for 45 – 50 minutes.

I let the bread sit in the pan for 10 minutes before I remove it and place it on a rack to cool fully.

I cut a few slices.

When I have a slice of this delicious date nut bread, I usually put on some butter or cream cheese.  My nana served it with cream cheese.

One of the things I love about this bread, is the texture!  The longer it sits waiting to be eaten, the moister it gets.  That’s when I toast it.

Yum.

I hope you enjoyed this recipe.

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And as always, may all your dishes be delish!

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Delicious Date Nut Bread

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

50 mins

 

This moist hearty delicious date nut bread will satisfy your sweet tooth without being too sweet!

Course: Bread

Cuisine: Breads

Keyword: date nut bread

Servings: 10 slices

Calories: 240 kcal

Author: Elaine @ Dishes Delish

Ingredients

• 2 cups dates chopped
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup boiled water
• 1/2 cup hot decaf coffee
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Pan

• Loaf pan greased

Instructions

1. Place dates in medium sized bowl
2. Add butter
3. Pour boiling water and coffee over butter and dates
4. Let dates sit for 15 minutes, to soften and cool
5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease a bread pan
6. Grease loaf pan
7. In a small bowl, assemble flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda, set aside
8. In another small bowl crack open egg and add vanilla and brown sugar
9. Whisk until incorporated
10. Pour on date mixture
11. Add dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated, do not over mix
12. Add walnuts
13. Stir
14. Pour into prepared loaf pan
15. Place in oven
16. Bake for 50 minutes
17. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan
18. Place on rack to cool
19. Slice
20. Slather cream cheese on it
21. Eat
22. Enjoy

Nutrition Facts

Delicious Date Nut Bread

Amount Per Serving (1 slice)

Calories 240

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.