toss 24 almonds, 1 teaspoon orange peel, honey, and spices in small bowl.
cut slit in each date and remove pit. press 2 spice-coated almonds into each slit and enclose nuts in date.
line small baking sheet with foil. melt chocolate in small microwave-safe bowl until melted, about 20 seconds, stopping once to stir. grasp end of 1 stuffed date and dip 3/4 into melted chocolate. shake off excess chocolate. place date on foil. repeat with remaining dates. sprinkle remaining orange peel over chocolate-dipped dates. dip 1 plain almond halfway into chocolate; place atop 1 date. repeat with remaining almonds and dates. chill until chocolate sets, 30 minutes. 