Calories will vary a bit according to the size of the date you've dipped in chocolate. For example, my recipe averages 186 calories per date. That's because I used Medjool dates, which are on the larger side. A plain Medjool date is 133 calories. But if you're dipping a smaller date in chocolate, like a Deglet Noor, it will be much lower in calories. A Deglet Noor date, which is considerably smaller than a Medjool, has approximately 20 calories.