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Put these out at a gathering, and we guarantee you’ll be hearing rave reviews for a long time.

This quick breakfast or dessert is renowned in Yemen and throughout the Arabian Peninsula.

Studded with sweet dates and crispy bacon, this easy salad makes an impressive dinner party side or satisfying lunch.

Dates, tahini, and chile paste come together in a salad dressing that’s an exquisite combination of sweetness, nuttiness, and heat.

This sweet date and egg dish tastes custardy, caramelly, and rich, with flavors reminiscent of French toast.

This bold salty-sweet dressing and bitter chicories are flavor heavyweights; they stand up to and complement one another in this simple striking salad.

These fudgy rye-flour olive oil brownies are sweetened with dates.

For this fall dessert, you’ll give your apple cake a luscious drizzle of toffee sauce.

Chef Reem Assil’s cookie bar version of ma’amoul—a holiday cookie enjoyed for Eid, Christmas, and Easter—is scented with espresso and orange blossom water.

Sheer korma is a traditional dessert of milk, nuts, and vermicelli that’s served on the morning of Eid in many Indian households.

These date-filled cookies—qrass bil-tamr—are a typical Ramadan sweet, offered to guests and snacked on during the night before the fast begins again at dawn.

Maamoul are delicate pastries—filled with pistachios, walnuts, or dates—that are served on special occasions like Eid Al-Fitr and Easter.

Sweet potato purée and banana bind the ingredients together (so you can skip the eggs), while adding a light, natural sweetness to the batter.

As a last-minute party snack or an addition to your dinner party table, these one-biters can’t be beat. 

A raw fruit relish is a refreshingly punchy change from the typical cranberry sauce, and far less sweet, making it great for roast meats as well as turkey.

These cookies resemble a chewier, soft cookie version of a Nutter Butter, made a little more glam with a peanut butter coconut cream filling.

A sophisticated take on the beloved children's snack of celery with peanut butter and raisins, this salad is a study in textures with chewy dates, crisp apple, and fresh herbs.