Keep a third of the nuts aside for using as ... as well as having a great taste. Date molasses is delicious, but a little treacle would be good in a pinch if you don't have any.

Lately, I’ve been reaching more toward non-dairy nut ... dates add both sweetness and flavor to the milk, without a lot of calories. They have a pleasant caramel or brown sugar-adjacent taste ...

Add the brown sugar, dates, apricots, cherries ... into the large bowl and mix with a spatula until all of the fruit and nut pieces are coated with batter. Scrape into the prepared pan.