Photo: Bacon-Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Cream Cheese and Almonds Recipe
Ingredients
- 18 (1 by 1/4-inch) pieces cream cheese
- 18 pitted dates (preferably Medjool)
- 18 salted and roasted whole almonds
- 6 slices bacon cut crosswise into thirds
- Special equipment: 18 wooden picks
Directions
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Stuff 1 piece of cheese and 1 almond into each date, then wrap one piece of bacon around each date and secure bacon with a toothpick if desired. Arrange dates, bacon seam down and 1 inch apart in a shallow baking pan.
Bake 5 minutes, then turn dates over with tongs and bake until bacon is crisp, 5 to 6 minutes more. Drain on a paper towel or parchment. Serve immediately.
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By aesmart
on February 01, 2012
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mmmmm...so good!! And I absolutely agree - search out the Medjool dates, they make a huge difference in both taste & texture!!! Make extras (like a double batch..., so when you eat a few before the party, your plate won't end up short.
By Dorothy Klingen...
Vandergrift, PA
on January 30, 2012
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My friends and I loved the marriage of flavors in this appetizer. Sweet and salty and smokey. Don't arrive to the party late, or you won't get any. I had to make a double recipe
By ronwen1_12613951
Raleigh, 73
on January 23, 2012
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Very nice recipe, takes some work but not hard. Found nice-sized Medjool dates at Trader Joes along with the almonds and their thick-cut, Applewood bacon. Once dates were pitted, not hard to stuff with almonds/cream cheese and wrap em up. Only tricky parts was slicing the cream cheese and I did a combo bake/broil session. 7 minutes a side of baking to render fat and then a couple of minutes a side to crisp up the bacon. Give or take.
But yeah, warm, rich and delicious treat, most people let out a little moan when they bit into these bad-boys...
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