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bacon wrapped dates

sweet and salty appetizer

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Appetizer

Keywords:

bacon stuffed dates

🧂 Ingredients

20-24 dried dates
4 ounces goat or bleu cheese
12-16 ounces bacon
add an almond for a little crunch

Instructions

1 pre-heat oven to 375'F. Arrange rack in the middle of the oven.

Line a baking sheet with tinfoil, and place a cooling rack on top of the tinfoil

Cut a slit the dates with a pairing knife. Use your thumbs to open the date
slightly. Remove the pits if your dates still has them

Stuff with your date using a spoon with your cheese; use the back of the spoon
to press the cheese into the date. Press the date closed.

Wrap the dates with bacon. cut the strips of bacon in half crosswise. Wrap each
date with a half strip of bacon.

Arrange the dates on the baking sheet. Evenly spaced.

Bake for 25-30 minutes. Keep an eye on them and take them out of the oven when
the bacon is crispy.