Easy 20 Minutes Date Rolls with Coconut. We just love eating dates as they really help with sweet cravings. How about you? Do you love or hate them?
Origin of Coconut
Modern genetic studies have identified the center of origin (as per Wikipedia) of coconuts as being the Central Indo-Pacific,
Easy 20 Minutes Date Rolls with Coconut

Ingredients
- 250 g butter
- 3/4 cup castor sugar
- 2 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup cornflour
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- ½ cup of coconut (for covering)
- 20 Dates (depending on size of rolls)
Instructions
Beat butter until it's light in color.
Add sugar, beat until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla essence and beat again.
Using a spatula, fold in cornflour and then gradually add flour to make a soft dough.
Break into little pieces and place one date in the middle, and close it up and roll in coconut.
Bake at 180C / 350F for 20 minutes.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested Jennifer Govender Bisnath from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes From Home Chefs
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Nutrition Information
Yield
20Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 212Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 27mgSodium 87mgCarbohydrates 27gFiber 1gSugar 13gProtein 2g
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Benefit of dates
Read more on the five reasons to eat more dates
Nutritional facts about coconut
Find all the information here: 5 Impressive Benefits of Coconut
Have a look and read on Happy DIY Home a comprehensive guide on types of coconuts.
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I love dates AND coconut! I think I could make this with vegan butter and gluten free flour.
Hi Cindy. I am sure you will be able to veganisme this recipe. Please let me know how it turned out by sharing a rating a review when you made it. I would love to add your findings and if possible a picture to the post with your vegan version. Thanks in advance