Ingredients Fruits Tropical Fruit Date Mascarpone-Stuffed Dates 5.0 (2,669) Add your rating & review A dusting of unsweetened cocoa adds an appealing bitterness to this simple one-bite dessert. More Quick Desserts By Maurizio Quaranta Updated on December 19, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Francesco Lagnese Total Time: 20 mins Yield: 8 Ingredients 16 Medjool dates 1/2 cup mascarpone 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar Unsweetened cocoa, for dusting Directions Make a lengthwise slit in each date and remove the pits (without halving the dates). In a bowl, whisk the mascarpone with the sugar. Spoon the mascarpone into the dates, close them loosely and arrange on a plate, split side up. Sift the cocoa over the dates and serve. Make Ahead The stuffed dates can be refrigerated overnight. Bring to room temperature before sprinkling with cocoa. Rate it Print