🇲🇷 Mauritanian Cuisine

Tmar bil Jben

Dates Stuffed with Cheese

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Easy

Calories 205 kcal

Plump Mauritanian dates split open and filled with soft white cheese, drizzled with honey and sprinkled with sesame seeds. This elegant sweet-savory combination is the perfect accompaniment to mint tea.

Ingredients

24 large Medjool dates
200g soft white cheese (cream cheese or fresh goat cheese)
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of cardamom
Fresh mint leaves for garnish

Instructions

1 Carefully slit each date lengthwise and remove the pit, keeping the date intact.
2 Mix soft cheese with cinnamon and cardamom until smooth and well combined.
3 Fill each date with a generous teaspoon of the spiced cheese mixture.
4 Arrange stuffed dates on a serving platter in a single layer.
5 Drizzle honey over all the dates and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
6 Garnish with fresh mint leaves and serve at room temperature with mint tea.

Did You Know?

Mauritania produces some of the finest dates in the Sahara, and offering dates to guests is the first gesture of welcome.