Great questions! A date is a stone fruit, meaning it has a single seed surrounded by an outer fleshy fruit (like peaches, mangoes, and olives). They’re grown on date palm t… See more

Dates grow up in palm trees, sort of like coconuts do except they grow in bunches. It takes about 7 years for planted trees to start producing their first dates, and once they do wor… See more

There are about a million and one varieties of datesgrown around the world, but in the U.S. you’ll mostly find the plump and tender Medjool Dates. There’s also the slender Deglet Noo… See more

Store dates in an airtight container either in the fridge (up to a year) or at room temperature (a few months). How can they stay good for this long? Dates have the lowest moi… See more

Here are a few of our favorite date recipes! We love using them as a natural sweetener, as well as a sticky glue to hold together pie crusts and no bake cookies. 1. Date Pie Cr… See more