Push two teaspoons of the chopped nuts into each date and set aside. Put the chocolate and butter into an ovenproof dish and place it over a saucepan of simmering water until the chocolate has melted.

Preheat the oven to 180°C fan-bake. In a food processor, chop the almonds and chocolate until they become small chunks. Chop the dates. In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff.

Tip the dates, peanuts, ground almonds, porridge oats, 4 tablespoons of the cocoa powder, the vanilla extract and almond milk into a food processor and blend for 2–3 minutes until the mixture ...

Melt the chocolate, milk and butter together and stir until smooth. Stir in whisky, to taste. Allow to cool a little until it has thickened slightly (about 10 minutes) but do not place in the ...

Homemade almond butter ... Slice the dates down one side and carefully remove the stones. Spoon a little butter into each date. Sit on a piece of baking paper. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over ...

And to have a batch of homemade almond chocolate cookies fresh from the oven, the chocolate chips still melting? Well, that might be the date night equivalent of a home run. And, if romance is on ...