STUFFED DATES

     You won’t believe where I got the idea to make these.  A book.  Nope, not a cookbook, a novel.  As I was reading and minding my own business, the protagonist went out to dinner with someone.  He ordered bacon wrapped dates and my little eyes perked right up.  After a smidge of research, I found that they can be stuffed with Feta Cheese or Almonds, and then wrapped with bacon.  Oh my!  What a wonderful snack or appetizer.  The end result is caramelized and out of this world delicious!

     Here’s how I did it:

     Take 4 slices of bacon and cut into thirds.  Pop into the microwave for 90 seconds. 

     Slit the dates, stuff with your choice of fillings, and wrap in a piece of bacon.  As a test, I used toothpicks in some, and none in others.  Since I didn’t have to turn them, they all came out fine.   However, if you’re serving to company, please use toothpicks so they have a handle.  Bake in a hot oven (About 400° F) until the bacon is cooked to your satisfaction.  A guestimate is 8 – 10 minutes.

I’m thinking of an Orange with the Feta cheese or Cream cheese and a walnut half next time.  We’ll see.  If you try it, let me know.

INGREDIENTS:

12 Pitted Dates (or you can easily pit your own)

4 Slices bacon, cut into thirds

Here are the fillings I tried:

Feta Cheese

Whole Almonds

Blueberries

Walnuts

Other Options:  Parmigiano (and Prosciutto instead of Bacon)

Pecans with Feta sounds very good

Orange, Cream Cheese (or Feta Cheese) and Walnuts?   I’m thinking this would be delicious

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