Sugar-free and handmade: gingerbread from Dattel-Manufaktur

For a long time, we have wanted to expand our range with a Christmas cookie that is made from the highest quality organic ingredients, tastes delicious and - in contrast to the sugary sweet stuff that usually fills the shelves of markets at Christmas time - is made solely with the natural, fruity sweetness of dates. In 2020, we put the idea into practice and tested our organic date gingerbread for the first time in small quantities - a lot of positive feedback encouraged us to continue and constantly improve production.

In the meantime, we have reached the seasonal limits of capacity in our own small factory. We have therefore passed on our recipe to an experienced bakery. There, the gingerbread is made entirely by hand according to our recipe and in our style. In this way, we can ensure that the quality and special character of our date gingerbread is retained - from the careful selection of ingredients to the fine, bitter chocolate coating.

Our organic date gingerbread is:

+ free from added sugar
+ WITHOUT flour in the gingerbread dough
+ baked on organic wholemeal wafers
+ 40% walnuts and almonds
+ with a crunchy, 100% chocolate coating
+ made by hand according to our recipe
+ baked with love - on a small scale and in strictly limited quantities

What exactly goes into the dough?

As with traditional Elisen gingerbread, we do not use flour for our organic date gingerbread. Instead, the dough consists of around 40% almonds and walnuts - some finely ground, some coarsely chopped to give it a nice texture. It is sweetened exclusively with date sugar, a fine powder made from whole, dried dates, which preserves the fruit's valuable ingredients. We also add small pieces of dates and dried apricots to make the cookies even fruitier and juicier. We do not use any additives, preservatives or raising agents. Instead, fresh organic free-range eggs ensure an airy texture, and our organic gingerbread spice mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice adds that unmistakably Christmassy taste.

The gingerbread is baked on an organic wholemeal wafer and coated with pure, 100% cocoa mass - free from sugar or emulsifiers. The tart chocolate coating perfectly balances the natural sweetness of the cookies and rounds off the taste with intense cocoa aromas.

Limited seasonal goods

Our organic date gingerbread is strictly limited and only available from October to December - or while stocks last. One pack contains 5 pieces (approx. 260g).

We are delighted to be able to offer the gingerbread again this year and hope that all date gingerbread lovers will enjoy it!

Average nutritional values per 100g

• Energy 2067 kj / 496 kcal
• Fat 29.1 g
• of which saturated fatty acids 18.7 g
• Carbohydrates 45 g
• of which sugar 38.4 g
• Protein 10.3 g
• Salt 0.1 g

Country of origin: Deutschland