Can I cook with dates?

[Lora Friedenthal 12]

I know dates are used as a sugar substitute. But we're not entirely not having sugars, since we're allowed to have fruit. So where does addign dates to a recipe fall?

I wanted to make currywurst sauce, which is basicaly ketchup with curry powder. So I made a paleo ketchup with tomato paste, water, vinegar, and spices, then added the curry powder. But something still tasted empty about it, so I tossed in two dates. The result doesn't taste sweet, just slightly fuller.

Is this okay?

[Andrea D. 135]

I think this is acceptable as it doesn't seem you are replacing a sweet treat or satisfying a craving with a date...

[Tom Denham 10042]

Cooking with dates is acceptable. I keep meaning to go through a Moroccan phase and cook with dates a lot.

[Colleen Roy 407]

Cooking with dates sounds much more fun than cooking alone! Besides, dates seem like the same thing as raisins and other dried fruit, which we can have as long it doesn't have added sugar, right? Right!

[Derval 3321]

Erin's marbella chicken in recipe sharing is awesome and uses dates.