Blue Cheese Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates Recipe

Butterflied dates are stuffed with tangy blue cheese (or goat cheese if you prefer), wrapped in bacon and drizzled with a touch of honey before they’re baked.

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon, blue cheese, date

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Servings

Calories 269kcal

Ingredients

12 slices bacon, halved crosswise
24 large medjool dates
4 ounces blue cheese
2 tablespoons honey

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Heat oven to 400ºF (200ºC). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and add slices of bacon in an even single layer. Bake the bacon until some of the fat has rendered and it’s pliable, about 8 minutes. Set aside and keep the oven on.
Remove the pits from the dates then use a paring knife to halve the dates lengthwise without cutting all the way through.
Spoon a small amount of the blue cheese into the center of the dates, pressing the dates to close them. Wrap each date with a piece of the par-cooked bacon and secure with a toothpick.
Arrange on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, seam side up. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Drizzle with the honey.
Bake the dates until the fat has rendered and the bacon is crispy, about 15 minutes.
If the dates seem greasy, transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Otherwise add to a plate and serve warm or at room temperature.

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