Homemade 3-Ingredient Bacon Wrapped Dates
- Yield 20
- Prep 15 minutes
- Cook 20 minutes
- Total 35 minutes
Homemade 3-Ingredient Bacon Wrapped Dates is a appetizers recipe on Avoteb. The yield on the card is 20. Plan on 35 minutes from start to plate. The amounts and the method are both on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 20 servings
- 10 slices bacon
- 20 Medjool dates
- 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese (or goat cheese or feta*)
- freshly-ground black pepper and flaky sea salt
Method
Prep oven and baking sheet. Warm oven to 400°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Precook the bacon.* Lay the bacon strips side by side on the baking sheet. Leave for about 10 minutes. Leave time may vary depending on the thickness of your bacon, so keep an eye on it. The idea is for the bacon to be about halfway cooked yet still soft enough to easily wrap around the dates.)
Stuff the dates. While the bacon is precooking, use a paring knife to make a shallow cut lengthwise in the top of each date, careful not to cut all the way through. Lift the pits, then fill each date with a spoonful of cheese, and use your palm to gently squeeze the date so that it is mostly closed.
Wrap the dates. Once the precooked bacon is cool enough to handle, slice the bacon strips in half. Wrap a strip of bacon around each date and secure it closed with a toothpick.
Roast Lift the previous sheet of parchment paper (and any leftover grease) from the baking sheet, and layer on a fresh sheet of parchment paper. Lay out the dates evenly on the baking sheet and season with a few twists of black pepper. Roast for 5-7 minutes per side, flipping the dates halfway through until the bacon is cooked and slightly crispy. (Keep a close eye though so that it does not burn.) move baking sheet to a wire rack and sprinkle the dates with a pinch of flaky sea salt.
Plate Plate warm and enjoy!
