This date sugar is very tasty.  I have used it before in making date nut bars, date filled oat meal cookies, bread, and many other recipes as well.  It makes a good tasting alternative to regular or brown sugar in recipes that call for dates, or are date flavored.  Just remember that date sugar is a little sweeter than regular or brown sugar and should be used more sparingly.  Also, date sugar does not melt down and liquify like other sugar either.  When used in recipes it may appear as small brown flakes that give a more concentrated sweetness to cookies, bread, etc.  Date sugar is not cheap, but worth it for the few times you will use it for the special sweetness and flavor it adds. Also, it is near impossible to find in anything but gourmet shops so Amazon is a good bet if you are feeling favorable to it.  The only thing I would suggest is that you either order two or more pouches of this or something else that qualifies you for the free shipping. (If it's still be offered, it was at the time of this writing.) Then it becomes a solid deal and well worth the money.  Recommended...