Mascarpone-Stuffed Dates

• 16 Medjool dates
• 1/2 cup mascarpone
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• Unsweetened cocoa, for dusting

1. Make a lengthwise slit in each date and remove the pits (without halving the dates).
2. In a bowl, whisk the mascarpone with the sugar.
3. Spoon the mascarpone into the dates, close them loosely and arrange on a plate, split side up.
4. Sift the cocoa over the dates and serve.

dates, mascarpone, sugar, cocoa

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/mascarpone-stuffed-dates (may not work)