Peanut butter parfait with salted caramel crunch

Serve this delicious salted caramel, peanut butter dessert chilled, or frozen as a cheat's ice cream – perfect to impress a date!

Moroccan sausage stew

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Ras el hanout is a fragrant North African spice. It works perfectly with pork sausages in a tomato casserole sauce with dates and onions

Wholewheat flatbreads with beans & poached egg

This wholesome, flavourful dish makes for a really substantial brunch – if you’re eating earlier for breakfast you could serve half the beans.

Date & buckwheat granola with pecans & seeds

This all-natural granola is sweetened with date purée to make crunchy clusters of nutrient-rich oats, grains seeds and nuts

Spiced duck & date tagine

Duck legs are stewed in a slow cooker with rich Moroccan spices until meltingly tender – serve over fluffy couscous or rice

Winter leaf, date & olive salad

Combine rustic flavours in this colourful salad with feta cheese, fruity dates and sweet honey

Coq au vin with garlic croissant puffs

This classic chicken casserole is brought up to date with clever snail-shaped swirls packed with garlic butter

Hot coconut & raspberry puds

A classic flavour combo is brought bang up to date with these teacup sponges with a jam base and fresh fruit topping

Date & fig bread

A sourdough-style bread that’s just bursting with fruit and flavour – it bakes in just 20 minutes

Sticky date & ginger pudding

The perfect pud – warming, comforting, rich, and easy. Serve with lots of custard.

Saffron hummous with date-labneh ball and fried ricotta

Recipes from Than Htike Aung, Chef de Cuisine of La Mer, Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche.

Ma’amoul- Shortbread cookies filled with aromatic nuts

Lebanese recipe from Bethany Kehdy, a food writer and photographer, recipe developer, restaurant consultant and author of her own food blog, Dirty kitchen secrets.