Mascarpone-Stuffed Dates Free Healthy Recipes TOTAL TIME: 20 MIN SERVES: 8 A dusting of unsweetened cocoa adds an appealing bitterness to this simple one-bite dessert. 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.