Soak dates in very hot water. Drain. Blend with around 3/4 cup of milk of choice. You can add a couple dashes of cinnamon if desired. Pour into a container.
Mix together cocoa powder, syrup, pinch of salt, vanilla, and a little water. Go slowly. When it's close to the consistency you want (I like a spponable but also close to pourable mix), start adding in sweetener. I used a lakanto allulose blend. Taste and adjust. I like mine to be sweet but not over the top.
If you are going to make some parfaits, place some vanilla yogurt in a container. Top with some chocolate sauce. You can add a little of the date sauce if desired. Add more yogurt, more chocolate and some date sauce. Repeat as many times as desired. Depending on the jar, I do 2-3 layers. The top layer gets more date sauce (that is where the carbs and calories are, if this is a light dessert, I don't want to go too heavy on the dates).
Here's one with more layers.
And the completed jar. You can swirl the layers or keep them pretty level. This is such a nice treat at the end of the night, and I know it's so good for me.
