My husband and I went to a friends baby shower a while back, where one of the appetizers were bacon wrapped dates. Neither of us had ever had them but were hooked from the very first bite. So when my hubby decided to throw a football party - making these were at the top of my list.
I scoured the Internet looking for recipes because I've never ever used dates in anything and needed guidance. There are sooo many recipes I felt overwhelmed and didn't know where to start. So - I decided to make them as simple as possible and just wrap a pitted date with a small piece of bacon. But it just wasn't as good - something was missing. Then I spoke to a friend who said she makes them with cream cheese and an almond. Well, my honey doesn't like nuts in things, so that part was out but the cream cheese sounded yummy. So I gave it a go - and they turned out great!
There's really no recipe for this one. I simply bought some dates from the grocery store - no particular brand. Found them in the produce section. Made sure the pits were taken out. Sliced them down the center of one side just enough to get a sliver of cream cheese in the middle - you can stuff it too but that seemed way more difficult and I'm not a patient person lol. Then I took about a third of a slice of bacon, wrapped the date tightly and secured with a toothpick. Baked on a broiler pan set atop an aluminum foil lined baking sheet (to allow the bacon grease to drain) for 20 mins at 400 degrees.
I scoured the Internet looking for recipes because I've never ever used dates in anything and needed guidance. There are sooo many recipes I felt overwhelmed and didn't know where to start. So - I decided to make them as simple as possible and just wrap a pitted date with a small piece of bacon. But it just wasn't as good - something was missing. Then I spoke to a friend who said she makes them with cream cheese and an almond. Well, my honey doesn't like nuts in things, so that part was out but the cream cheese sounded yummy. So I gave it a go - and they turned out great!
There's really no recipe for this one. I simply bought some dates from the grocery store - no particular brand. Found them in the produce section. Made sure the pits were taken out. Sliced them down the center of one side just enough to get a sliver of cream cheese in the middle - you can stuff it too but that seemed way more difficult and I'm not a patient person lol. Then I took about a third of a slice of bacon, wrapped the date tightly and secured with a toothpick. Baked on a broiler pan set atop an aluminum foil lined baking sheet (to allow the bacon grease to drain) for 20 mins at 400 degrees.
I cannot tell you just how yummy these little bite size goodies are. Everyone who tried them couldn't get enough. I think they were the first food item to go! Try 'em - you'll agree ;-)
They were so sweet and bacon-y....lol. I didn't feel so guilty too, not a lot of carbs!
ReplyDeleteExactly! I'm glad you like them :-)
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