Best Chocolate Covered Dates: An Honest Buyer's Guide (2026)

By Farzad Khosravi, Owner of Hot Date Kitchen. Updated October 6, 2026.

Start with the ingredient list when choosing chocolate covered dates. A whole pitted Medjool, date paste, peanut butter and sunflower butter make different snacks. Choose the texture and filling you want, and read the current nutrition and allergen labels.

Whole dates and date paste

Whole dates keep the fruit in one piece. Date paste is ground fruit. We choose whole California Medjool dates for their texture and stuff each one by hand. Grinding does not by itself establish a lower fiber content; compare the actual labels.

Chocolate and filling

We use single-origin 75% dark chocolate and sunflower butter. Hot Dates have spiced filling with a slow chili warmth. Coffee Dates use organic espresso. Both are finished with sea salt and made by hand in Rhode Island.

Added sugar and serving size

Each 90g pouch holds three whole stuffed dates and contains 6g fiber. Added sugar is about 2g per date, or about 6g per pouch. Added sugar is only part of total sugar; dates contain naturally occurring sugar. Compare brands at the same portion size.

Allergen information

Made with sunflower butter, never nut butter. Our kitchen handles peanuts and tree nuts, and our chocolate line contacts them. Cross-contact is possible. We do not claim allergy-safe or school-safe status.

Ready to taste them? Try the two-pouch starter or browse the chocolate covered dates collection.