Bacon Wrapped Dates

Yields: 14 pieces

Prep time: 7 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

What You Will Need

• Baking Sheet

• Toothpicks

• Oven mitts

• Parchment Paper

• Knife or kitchen scissors

Ingredients

• 14 dates (pitted, see note 1)

• 7 bacon strips (cut in halves, see note 2)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C.

2. Wrap each date in half of the bacon strip and place onto a baking tray (lined with baking parchment paper). Secure each with a toothpick.

3. Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F/190°C for 12-15 minutes or until the bacon is cooked to your liking (just make sure not to burn the dates).

4. Serve warm or cold with or without a dip of your choice.

Tips

• I prefer buying pitted dates as I don't have to waste my time at home doing it myself. If you have dates with stones on hand, go ahead and use them. Just make sure to remove all the pits.

• Bacon wrapped dates with almonds are also tasty. Just fill each date with a whole almond and wrap with bacon. The almonds give these cocktail snacks an extra crunch and texture.

• This recipe is very simple and literally takes minutes to prepare. The bacon strips I used were pretty long so I cut each strip in half. There were 7 strips of bacon in one package so I ended up with 14 date appetizers.

• I wrapped the bacon around once only so it did not overlap much. This means it cooked also faster.

• Deglet Noor are small, rather thin dates perfect for this recipe. If you can't find the Deglet Noor variety, buy any dried dates that are thin and small. Don't use Medjool dates.

• I used Oscar Mayer bacon strips that I cut in half. It was the perfect size for these appetizers. You can use any bacon strips you like, just note that you might need a different amount. This depends on the size of the strips, weight and size of the dates.

• Try serving these with Thai sweet chili sauce.

You can download the recipe below!