Bacon Wrapped Dates

Name: Bacon Wrapped Dates
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound of thick cut bacon; 24+ large pitted Medjool dates; 1 tsp finely chopped rosemary; 1/4 cup high quality maple syrup; 4 oz crumbled goat cheese; 3/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 3/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

9 steps

Kitchen shears are your friend in this recipe - use them on the bacon and the rosemary. Put a good amount of cheese in the dates. You'll know it's full enough when the sides of the dates are about 1/4 inch apart.

Updated at: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 03:41:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories3998.8 kcal (200%)

Total Fat205 g (293%)

Carbs491.9 g (189%)

Sugars435 g (483%)

Protein88.9 g (178%)

Sodium3539.1 mg (177%)

Fiber39.2 g (140%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

1 poundbacon

thick cut

24pitted Medjool dates

1 tsprosemary

4 ozgoat cheese

¾ tspcrushed red pepper flakes

¾ tspblack pepper

freshly ground

Instructions

Step 1

Bring bacon & goat cheese to room temp

goat cheese4 oz

bacon1 pound

Step 2

Preheat oven to 400°. Line a baking sheet with parchment and fit with a wire rack; set aside.

OvenPreheat

Baking sheet

Baking Rack

Parchment paper

Step 3

Open the dates in half with fingers or a knife, making sure to not tear in half. Fill the date with a small amount of cheese.

goat cheese4 oz

pitted Medjool dates24

Step 4

Wrap bacon around date until ends overlap by a little bit then use kitchen shears to cut off that much bacon. Push the bacon ends together so they bond.

bacon1 pound

Step 5

Place the dates seam side down on prepared baking sheet.

Baking sheet

Baking Rack

Step 6

Bake until bacon fat is beginning to render out, about 15 min.

OvenHeat

Step 7

While dates are baking, in a small bowl, mix together maple syrup, red pepper flakes, rosemary, and black pepper. It's easier to finely dice the rosemary with kitchen shears.