If youâve been missing Hot Dates, weâve got you covered (in chocolate)
A new Somerville company is stuffing dates with spicy sunflower butter and covering them in dark chocolate and sea salt, âto keep you coming back for moreâ
By Ann Trieger Kurland Globe Correspondent,Updated January 19, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
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Chooclate Medjool Dates filled with a spiced sunflower butter.Hot Dates
âSweet, salty, and just enough heat to keep you coming back for moreâ could be a pickup line, but itâs actually the slogan for the new Somerville company Hot Dates. The dates are Medjool dates stuffed with spicy sunflower butter and then covered in Callebaut dark chocolate and a sprinkle of sea salt. Robbie Madfis recently launched the product from his own commercial kitchen. âPeople do a double-take when they hear the name,â he says. Nevertheless, the chocolate dates deliver a delicious natural sweetness and some spice and fire from cinnamon,