Dates Stuffed with Pistachio Cream Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon honey 
• 12  medjool dates whole pitted cut in half lengthwise
• 3 tablespoons pistachios toasted finely chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• blender
• ziploc bags

Directions

1. Combine first 3 ingredients and, if desired, cardamom in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until creamy. Spoon cream cheese mixture into a small zip-top plastic bag, and seal bag. Carefully snip off 1/4 inch of 1 bottom corner of bag.
2. Pipe about 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture down center of each date half.
3. Serve at room temperature, or cover and chill until ready to serve.