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Phoenix is known for its 🌴 palm trees, warm weather, and more than 300 days of ☀️ sunshine that invites residents and visitors alike to enjoy the great outdoors. But for those winter days that are cold and dreary, Sphinx Date Co. offers some fun indoor ideas! 🧦 Snuggle Up — On a super chilly or rainy day, give in to the temptation to just chill out! Snuggle up with a good book or gather the family for a Netflix binge. Get out the blankets, pop some popcorn, make some tea or hot chocolate and just enjoy the “thrill of the chill.” With so much societal pressure put on being constantly on the go or being productive, there is nothing wrong with enjoying a little downtime. 🍲 Get Out the Crock Pot — The good old-fashioned crock pot may be collecting dust in favor of an Instant Pot or air fryer, but there is nothing like a slow-cooked crock pot meal (think stew or soup) on a cold winter’s day. Take a little time to chop and then toss it all in and go about the day until it’s time for dinner. Utilizing the crock pot for meal prep is also very efficient — cook one big meal and then portion it out for the week. Have fun exploring new recipes and then choose a few stews, soups, or crock pot meals to cook for now and later. 🖼 Go In When Going Out — On a cold or rainy day, hit a local bowling alley or check out a museum or one of those special-event exhibitions that have made their way to the valley. So many people think of all the great outdoor activities to do in Arizona, but there are some great indoor ones, too! Spend a family day or a date night “going in” when going out. 🃏 Play Cards — Invite friends and neighbors over for a casual night of cards. Pick some age-appropriate games for a night with kids or just adults. Don’t overthink the food and beverage aspect. Invite guests to bring their favorite beverage, then set out some light bites and break out the cards! Swing by the Palm & Pantry for some great local artisan snacks an

Happy Small Business Saturday! 💛 Today is all about celebrating the heart of our community — YOU! At Sphinx Date Co., we're grateful for each and every one of you who has supported us, both 🌵 near and 📦💨 far. We’re open, both in the pantry in #Scottsdale and online at sphinxdateco.com, and we're ready to spread the joy of delicious dates with you! 💚 | #SphinxDateCo

December is filled with holiday merriment, parties, feasts, and lots and lots of Christmas cookies! 🎄🍪 For those that are celebrating with a good old fashioned cookie exchange, or simply for those that love to bake and enjoy cookies over the season, Sphinx Date Co. shares a Classic Date Ball recipe in celebration of the holidays! Date balls are believed to have originated in the Middle East and they remain a time-honored tradition with many variations depending on the household. Some are dusted in powdered sugar while others are rolled with coconut flakes. Regardless of how they are made, puffed rice or crispy rice cereal, such as Rice Krispies, is a key component. The great part about any date ball recipe is that there is no baking involved — so it’s a great recipe to make, and a great tradition to start, with the kids this holiday! The basics of a classic date ball recipe are as follows: 💚 Ingredients 8 oz. fresh dates, pitted ½ c. butter 1 c. granulated sugar 3 c. crispy rice cereal (get creative with varieties such as cocoa, frosted or cinnamon sugar Rice Krispies) 1 c. chopped nuts of choice (such as pecans, walnuts or pistachios) 1 tsp. vanilla, almond or orange extract ½ c. confectioners’ sugar or coconut flakes for rolling ❤️ Directions Add dates, sugar and butter to a medium saucepan and cook over low heat until the sugar fully dissolves In a large bowl, add crispy rice cereal, nuts and vanilla or extract of choice. Remove date mixture from heat and slowly fold into the crispy rice mixture. Pour confectioners’ sugar or coconut flakes into a shallow bowl. Roll date/rice mixture into golf-ball size, then roll into confectioners’ sugar or coconut flakes. Place on wax paper to set until all mixture is used. Then store or enjoy! This recipe makes about 24 date balls and they can be easily whipped together to give as a hostess gift or to add to a charcuterie board as a sweet treat. 🎁🍬 For fresh and delicious dates to make

Dates are a delicious part of the 🍂 fall harvest and can be enjoyed in so many ways. 🌴 This Thanksgiving, why not consider making dates a part of the feast? Sphinx Date Co. offers the following four ideas for incorporating delicious Medjool or Black Sphinx Dates into the Turkey Day meal. 🍗🍽️ 🥬 Start with Salad — A simple green salad is a great way to start a Thanksgiving meal (or to cleanse the palate during the feast). Dates can be added to a green salad to add a chewy texture and pop of flavor. To make an easy toss-and-serve salad, think spring mix or a favorite variety such as spinach or arugula, a few crumbles or feta cheese, nuts like walnuts or pecans (which can be dry pan-roasted with a teaspoon of sugar for a quick candied version), and some chopped dates. 🧀 Offer an App — With its pit removed, dates provide a perfect little vessel to stuff with cheese or olive tapenade. For a quick and delicious savory date appetizer, stuff some blue cheese or goat cheese into the cavity, then wrap the dates with prosciutto or bacon and bake until cheese is bubbly and bacon gets a little crispy. For a sweeter version, mix cream cheese with honey and a bit of orange zest (reserve some for topping), then simply stuff and serve. Warning: these are dangerously good and oh-so-poppable, so make plenty! 🍞 Stuff them in Stuffing — Most people have a classic stuffing recipe they love to serve at Thanksgiving. But this year, why considering changing it up with the addition of some chopped dates to level up the flavor profile and add some texture? Most stuffing recipes are very forgiving so adding in a handful of dates or chopped nuts for example shouldn’t require adjustment on cook time. 🍫 Dip Them for Dessert — Instead of slicing up pumpkin pie this year (or in addition to!), chocolate dipped dates are the perfect individual (and not to filling) dessert after a big feast. For a short-cut, Sphinx Date Co. carries hand-dipped dates ready to ser

Happy First Day of #Fall! 🎃 Dates are a delicious part of many recipes and holidays, including Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Jewish religion’s High Holy Days. Beyond its inclusion in the traditional breaking of the fast, dates are delicious in all sorts of fall cooking and baking. 🍂🍁 Check out these ways to incorporate dates into foods of the season! 🥄 Make a Date Dip — Consider a healthier, all-natural substitute for sugary caramel for apples this season by creating a delicious date dip or paste. Delicious spread on a healthy muffin, apple or pear slices, or enjoyed by the spoonful, this dip will disappear fast! Start by soaking dates in warm water for about 10 minutes, then place the dates in a blender or food processor with a little bit of the “soaking water.” Add a little at a time to achieve the desired consistency, then store in an air-tight jar in the refrigerator. Add cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, or apple pie spice for a little extra kick of fall flavor. 🥔 Pair ‘em with Potatoes — Roasted root vegetables, gourds, and tubers are synonymous with fall. They are not only easy to make, they can be jazzed up in 100 different ways. Simply rough chop some favorite veggies (butternut squash, yams, onion, beets, turnips, carrots, potatoes, etc.) and dump them onto a sheet pan drizzled with olive or avocado oil. Drizzle the veggies with a bit more oil, plus some salt, pepper, and any other seasonings, then roast in a preheated 400-degree oven until desired color and texture are achieved. Once done, top with parmesan cheese, a drizzle of balsamic olive oil, and chopped dates. Serve alongside a hearty steak or roast or enjoy them as the main entrée served with an autumn-inspired salad. 🍲 Add ‘em to Fall Casseroles and Stews — There are few things as inviting on a chilly fall day (still waiting on those in Phoenix! 🌵), then a warm and comforting casserole or stew. Dates are a great addition to a variety of different dishes be

Happy back to school! 📚🎒🚌 These Classic Date Bars are a cherished favorite in our family & perfect to prep at the beginning of the week, and pack in lunchboxes or enjoy as an after school treat. They are filling, and just the right amount of sweet! 😋 Check out our recipe below + pick up fresh, local Medjool dates and Hayden Flour Mills All Purpose Flour at our storefront! 💛 Ingredients 3 cups Medjool Dates, pitted ¼ cups Sugar, granulated 1 ½ cups Water ¾ cups Butter or Shortening 1 cup Brown Sugar 1 ¾ cups Hayden Flour Mills All Purpose Flour 1 tsp. Salt 1 tsp. baking soda 💚 Method 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2. For the filling, combine dates, sugar,­ and water in med/large sauté pan. 3. Cook at medium-low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. 4. Set aside to cool. Puree if desired. 5. To make the crust, beat shortening or butter in large bowl with brown sugar. 6. Add flour, baking soda and salt to brown sugar/butter (in small amounts), mixing or cutting w/ pastry cutter. 7. Add oats and stir to combine. 8. Grease a 13 x 9 baking dish. 9. Pat ½ of the crust along the bottom of the baking dish. 10. Spread filling evenly, leaving 1-2 cm. space from the edge. This helps to keep bars from sticking to the edge. 11. Take remaining crust and sprinkle over the filling until covered. 12. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until top is lightly browned. 13. Cool before cutting and serving. For more delicious date recipes, visit sphinxdateranch.com/recipes 🍴 | #SphinxDateCo

Strawberry Sorbet 🍓🍧 sweetened with dates 🌴 is a refreshingly sweet treat that is perfect to enjoy during the hot #Summer months! Check out our recipe below + pick up fresh, local dates at our storefront today! 💛 Ingredients 1 lb. Fresh Strawberries 1/4 Cup Dates 1 Tbsp. Lemon Juice 💚 Method • Cook dates in water for 10-15 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring often. • Reduce to a paste, remove from heat and cool. Add all ingredients to food processor to blend. • Pour in an 8x8 glass baking dish and freeze for 4 hours. • Remove from freezer and pulse mixture in food processor to break up. • Put mixture back in 8x8 dish and freeze for another 2 hours. • Serve with a mint or lemon garnish & enjoy! For more delicious date recipes, visit sphinxdateranch.com/recipes 🍴 | #SphinxDateCo

Thank you azfamily 3TV CBS 5 for having us on Good Morning Arizona today to share cool treats for the holiday weekend, all made with dates! 🌴 Did you catch the segment? 📺 Stop in to the store today until 5 p.m. for a sweet treat — our famous Date Shake 🥤 — or enjoy 15% OFF all sizes of bulk packed dates! We’re heading out on Summer Break tomorrow (they storefront will be closed from July 2nd to July 9th!) so come stay cool with us today! See you soon! 💛 | #SphinxDateCo

As the weather heats up, it’s time to reach for some cool treats! 🍨 As an alternative to rich, dairy ice cream, “nice cream” hits the spot without resulting in a sugar-crash later. Sphinx Date Co. shares some tips on how to create the best nice cream for a refreshing treat on a hot summer day. 😎 Keep it Simple — A basic nice cream recipe doesn’t involve too much hassle (after all, summers are meant to be hassle-free!). So keep it simple! 🍌 Frozen bananas serve as the base of a delicious nice cream. The riper the banana when frozen, the sweeter tasting the result will be. (Of course, the sweetness will also depend on flavors and other additions). So those bananas that never got eaten before they turned brown can still be given a second life through nice cream (which is way less intensive than making banana bread anyway!). Blend it up — Before blending, let the frozen bananas thaw just a bit to make it easier for the blender to break them down. Add a few 🌴 chopped dates and some flavoring such as 🍶 vanilla or almond, a teaspoon should do it, to the blender and mix. A few splashes of 🥛 almond milk (or milk of choice, non-dairy or otherwise), can help loosen up the mixture if the blender is having a hard time getting though, but the consistency should remain thick. The end result should be like a soft-serve ice cream. For a more traditional ice cream consistency, put the mixture into the freezer for about a half hour after blending. Consider freezing the nice cream into 🍡 popsicle molds for easy snacking after a dip in the pool or a quick dessert. (*Tip: reconstitute the dates in a little bit of water prior to adding them to the mixture to get a smooth, silky end product.) Add Some Flavor and Fun — That’s really all it takes to make a great nice cream, but for those that want to add a little something more, there are endless ways to jazz up this basic recipe. For a tropical creamsicle type nice cream, add some frozen mango or 🍍

Just in time for #MemorialDay BBQs and gatherings, we’re sharing one of our favorite #Summer recipes: Sweet & Spicy Date Slaw! 🌴 This slaw pairs perfectly with meats and vegetables cooked on the grill! Ingredients 🥬 4 cups Cabbage (shredded) 🍎 1 medium Apple (cored and diced) 🍊 1 medium Orange (peeled and cubed) 🥕 1 medium Carrot (pared and thinly-sliced) 🫑 1 small Green Pepper (chopped) 🌴 ¾ cup Medjool Dates (sliced) 🌰 ¼ cup Walnuts (chopped) 🍑 ⅔ cup Orange or Peach Yogurt 🌶 ½ cup Chili Sauce 🍋 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice 🧂 Salt and Pepper to taste Method 1️⃣ In a large bowl, combine fruits, vegetables, and nuts. 2️⃣ Combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Blend both mixtures together tossing lightly. Add salt and pepper to taste. For more delicious date recipes, visit sphinxdateranch.com/recipes 🍴 | #SphinxDateCo

Take a tour around the Sphinx Date Co. pantry, captured by 🎞 @betterthanprovions! 💛🌴💚 Stop in to our Palm & Pantry gift shop and say hello! 👋 Grab some bulk dates, create your own custom local food gift, or enlist us to create the perfect assortment for any occasion, with 📦💨 shipping available worldwide! Our collection includes 👩‍🌾 farm-direct, hand-sorted Medjool dates in gift tins and trays, dried fruit and nuts gifts, locally-crafted pantry goods, 🍷 Arizona wines, and 🍺 craft beer. Take a break on our patio and enjoy a 🥤 Date Milkshake! See more: https://sphinxdateranch.com/scottsdale-giftshop | #SphinxDateCo

Today we’re sharing one of our favorite salad recipes, just in time for Spring and Summer! ☀️This salad combines all the best textures — crisp, raw broccoli, chewy dates, sweet cranberries, and savory bacon — in to one tasty bite! Ingredients 🥓 10 Bacon (slices) 🌴 1 cup pitted Medjool Dates, diced 🥦 3.5 cups fresh Broccoli, but into bite size pieces 🧅 1/4 cup Red Onion, chopped ❤️1/2 cup dried Cranberries 🍶 3 Tbsp. White Wine Vinegar 🍯 2 Tbsp. White Sugar or Honey 🤍 1 cup Mayonnaise or Tahini (add water to thin) 🌻 1 cup Sunflower Seeds Method 1️⃣Cook bacon until crisp, drain, crumble and set aside. 2️⃣ In a medium bowl, combine broccoli, onion, cranberries and dates. 3️⃣ In small bowl, whisk together vinegar, sugar, mayonnaise (or tahini). 4️⃣ Pour dressing mix over broccoli mixture. Toss well and refrigerate for at least two hours. 5️⃣ Before serving, toss salad with bacon and sunflower seeds. For more delicious date recipes, visit sphinxdateranch.com/recipes 🍴 | #SphinxDateCo

#Easter is almost here and there’s no doubt families are planning their holiday feasts! 🌷🐰🐣 Whether hosting an Easter brunch or dinner, there are many ways to level up the flavor and texture of a multitude of dishes with the addition of dates. Sphinx Date Co. offers some creative and simple ways to add dates to any Easter dish. 🧀 Customized Charcuterie Boards — Perhaps the trendiest appetizer ever, charcuterie boards are a great appetizer to serve a crowd because everyone can pick and choose what they want to add to their plate. When building a charcuterie board, include a variety of meats and cheeses, nuts, jams and mustards, dates (whole or chopped), fruit (dried or fresh, like grapes or berries), olives, marinated peppers or artichoke hearts and crackers or crostini. There is no wrong way to build a charcuterie platter — and the more choices, the better! 🥬 Scrumptious Salads — Nothing says spring (or a spring holiday such as Easter) like a crisp, fresh green salad. Like charcuterie boards, salads can be customized in so many ways to enhance the main entrée. Salads do not have to be loaded with ingredients to be delicious. In fact, sometimes a simple green salad with an incredible vinaigrette is all that is needed to serve alongside an Easter entrée. However, there are also some creative and delicious ways to level up a green salad with intense flavors and crunch. Top a bed of mixed greens with sunflower seeds, soft cheese such as feta or goat cheese, chopped dates and candied walnuts or pecans. Or dress a wedge of ice burg with blue cheese crumbles, chopped cranberries or blueberries, bits of bacon and a drizzle of steakhouse ranch or blue cheese dressing for a sweet and salty combo. 🌿 Savory Side Dishes — A simple cold pasta or delicious couscous or rice dish can complement a variety of main entrees for Easter brunch or dinner. And adding some items such as pine nuts, fresh chopped herbs, a squeeze of fresh citrus juice, dates,

Today we are sharing a sweet recipe to enjoy with your sweetheart, just in time for 💘 #ValentinesDay: Date Avocado Chocolate Mousse! 🥑🍫🌴 💘 Ingredients • 2 Avocados, pitted & flesh scooped out • ¼ cup + 2 T Cocoa Powder • 10 Medjool Dates, pitted • ½ t Vanilla • Pinch Salt 💘 Method • Combine all ingredients in food processor and blend until smooth. • Serve cold. Garnish with chopped nuts, mint leaves, or fresh berries. For more delicious date recipes, visit sphinxdateranch.com/recipes 🍴 | #SphinxDateCo

Thank you @inbedby_9 for sharing your visit to The Pantry! 💛💚🎞 Stop in to our Palm & Pantry gift shop and say hello! 👋 Grab some bulk dates, create your own custom local food gift, or enlist us to create the perfect assortment for any occasion, with shipping available worldwide! Our Gift Shop is located at: 3039 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 Just south of Old Town Scottsdale! 🌵 | #SphinxDateCo

The holidays are here! ✨ But that’s no reason to derail healthy eating habits. People can still enjoy indulgences in the name of holiday spirit! But for those that need some healthy holiday treat ideas, we offer some inspiration: 🍞 Date Muffins and Bread — When craving a cookie or cake-y Christmas treat, why not try a healthy date muffin instead? There are a multitude of recipes available online and innovative bakers can swap out ingredients to custom-make a healthy version of nearly any recipe. Consider whole wheat flour instead of white, apple sauce instead of vegetable oil or eggs, for example. Swapping nut, coconut, or oat milk in place of regular dairy milk is another great substitute for those looking for a vegan friendly option. For a punch of protein, why nut add some nuts! Chopped walnuts and pecans complement dates particularly well in any muffin or bread recipe. 🥕 Bake with Veggies — There are a surprisingly large variety of vegetables that can be sneaked into sweet treat recipes — and they are virtually undetectable to the discerning tastes of even the sweetest sweet tooth! Consider making zucchini bread or carrot cake muffins, or adding pumpkins to bread or cupcake recipes for a deliciously moist result without a dramatic flavor change. 🍫 Dark-Chocolate Dipped Dried Fruit — Chocolate dipped fresh fruit is so tasty — but it has a very limited shelf life. For a not-too-sweet treat that can be preserved for a few days, dip dried fruit such as pitted dates, apricots or pears into melted dark chocolate. Decorate with chopped nuts. 🍨 Date “Nice” Cream — Variations of traditional dairy ice cream can be made with almond, cashew, or bananas so it’s a guilt free way to enjoy a scoop every now and then. Dates can also be incorporated into a favorite “nice cream” recipe to add flavor, a thicker consistency and a change of texture. 🍪 Think Outside the Box — Rather than making boxed or packaged sweet treats such as b

With the weather cooling down, farmers' markets are heating up! 👩‍🌾 Taking place all over the valley, farmers are a great place to pick up unique gifts, support local small businesses and the local economy in general, and discover new businesses and products. Sphinx Date Co. shares the top five farmers market finds to keep an eye out for. 1️⃣ 🫧 Natural soaps, lotions, oils, and tinctures — Those that love natural beauty and health products are sure to find them at the farmer's market. From beautiful handmade soaps and bath bombs to specialty oils to be used as natural remedies for a number of ailments, farmers' markets are generally a great place to scope out natural handmade body products. Often times these products are locally made, free of chemicals, and aren’t packaged in plastics, which can lead to unwanted waste. 2️⃣ 📿 Amazing art and jewelry — Farmers markets are a great place to meet new and local artists and check out handmade jewelry, too. Those that are starting out or that own a small business often are the type of people who choose to be a vendor at farmers' markets. So for those that like to support local and budding artistic businesses, farmers' markets are the perfect go-to! 3️⃣ 🥕 Farm-fresh produce — Many local farms and dairies bring their freshly harvested good to the market for the picking! This is not only an environmentally friendly way to stock up on fresh produce since the goods have only traveled locally, but the items are also likely at their very peak of freshness, making them unbelievably delicious. 4️⃣ 🍝 Scratch-made artisan goods — Homemade pasta sauce, hummus and granola, fresh-baked bread, home-brewed coffees, and handmade lemonades... there is no end to the scrumptious made-with-love goodies that can be discovered at a local farmers market. Stop by for lunch or take some to prepare at home! 5️⃣ 🦴 Dog Treats — Who could forget about Fido? Four-legged friends are often welco

It’s finally fall! 🍂 Some may call autumn “baking season” and for good reason! We're offering some simple tips to make baking easy and fun! ⬇️ 🎃 Pumpkin is a great flavor to use in all kinds of baking recipes. Beyond the spice, canned pumpkin puree or whole pumpkins should also be experimented with when baking this fall! Pumpkin puree makes for moist and delicious pumpkin breads and muffins, especially when combined with cinnamon-sugar and some chopped pecans. 🍎 Apple is a fabulous fall fruit, and can be just as versatile when baking. Apple sauce can be used in place of eggs or oil in many baking recipes, and chopped apples added to a bread or muffin recipe can also make for a moister result. 🍠 Sweet potatoes are another seasonal item to break into this fall. Think beyond sweet potato pie or casserole with marshmallows. The sweet potato, with is smooth consistency and mild flavor, is much too versatile to relegate to just those popular staples. 🌴 Dates are a great natural replacement for processed white sugar or even honey in a recipe. Dates can be chopped up to add texture, blended into a paste, or even made into a syrup to use as a sugar replacement in a variety of ways from morning coffee to a decadent dessert. It’s also a great way to “veganize” a baking recipe the calls for eggs or honey. Embrace fall your own way! 💛 For those who love to bake, now is the time! For those that are looking for some inspiration (or some snacks and sweets already prepared!), stop into the Palm & Pantry today. | #SphinxDateCo

In the spirit of 🎒📚 back to school and breakfast or lunch prepping and packing, today we’re sharing our protein-packed recipe for Date Energy Balls that is loved by kids and adults alike! 🌴 Try replacing almonds for cashews or pecans, or add in other dried fruits or cacao for variety! 💛 Ingredients • 2 cups Almonds, Raw • 1 cup Shredded Coconut • 2 cups Soft Medjool Dates, pitted • 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 💚 Method • In a large food processor fitted with an “S” blade, process the almonds and coconut until crumbly. Add in the dates, coconut oil, vanilla and sea salt and process again until a sticky, uniform batter is formed. • Scoop into tablespoons and roll between fingers into balls. • Roll finished date balls in shredded coconut. • Arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then place in the freezer to set for at least an hour before serving. • Store in a sealed container in the fridge for up to a week or in the freezer for an even longer shelf life. For more delicious date recipes, visit sphinxdateranch.com/recipes 🍴 | #SphinxDateCo

Our original, healthy gifts of premium dried fruits and nuts — including dates, figs, apricots, pistachios, cashews, and more. Discover gifts today at sphinxdateco.com! 🌴🌴🌴 | #SphinxDateCo