Tahini Date Loaf

Two ingredients you can almost always find in a Middle Eastern pantry are dates and tahini. They happen to go really well together too! Tahini has a nutty slightly bitter taste with a creamy consistency while dates offer natural sweetness and a chewy bite. Ths tahini date loaf really shines the best of both ingredients.

I am known to like desserts that are mildly sweet; I prefer it that way and if you are like me and don’t have a major sweet tooth but want to enjoy a treat with a cup of tea or coffee then this tahini date loaf is for you. The cinnamon and nutmeg offer a spice that you really taste in this dessert; it reminds you of fall!

This is also a fantastic recipe to use up some leftover dates and the 4th and final recipe to my date series. For more date recipes, check these out:

Date Shake

Chocolate Almond Date Balls

Vegan Date Bars

Date Walnut Cookies

Vegan Date Brownies

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5 from 3 votes

Tahini Date Loaf

This tahini date loaf goes perfectly with a cup of coffee. It is soft, full of walnuts, dates, and creamy tahini. If you like a dessert that isn't sweet than this is for you!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time40 mins

Total Time50 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Keyword: date bread, date cake, Fufus Kitchen, tahini date bread

Servings: 8 slices

Author: Heifa

Ingredients

• 2 cups All Purpose Flour GF flour can be subbed, even oat flour
• 1/2 cup Tahini runny
• 2 cups Dates pitted, chopped
• 1/2 cup Walnuts chopped, pecans and almonds will work too
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Vanilla Flavor
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg optional
• 1 cup Milk any will do

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
• In a bowl or your kitchenaid, mix together the egg, tahini, sugar, vanilla, and milk until well combined.
• Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix together.
• Add a majority of the walnuts and dates. Mix.
• Place the batter into the baking pan and spread evenly on top. Scatter the remainder of the waluts and dates on top. Bake for 40-45 minutes until tonothpick comes out clean in the center.