Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown
Blue Cheese Bacon Devils on Horseback
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 2 hr 40 min (includes soaking time)
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: 20 dates
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 253
- Total Fat
- 10 g
- Saturated Fat
- 4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 38 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 32 g
- Protein
- 5 g
- Cholesterol
- 18 mg
- Sodium
- 201 mg
- Level: Easy
- Total: 2 hr 40 min (includes soaking time)
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: 20 dates
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 253
- Total Fat
- 10 g
- Saturated Fat
- 4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 38 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 32 g
- Protein
- 5 g
- Cholesterol
- 18 mg
- Sodium
- 201 mg
Ingredients
Directions
- Soak the dates in the sherry for 2 hours, making sure they're fully submerged.
- Meanwhile, place the blue cheese in a small zip-top bag, then snip one corner off the bag, leaving about a 1/2-inch opening. Leave at room temperature until ready to fill the dates.
- Heat a toaster oven to 450 degrees F and place a rack in a quarter sheet pan or use the pan that came with your toaster oven, if applicable (see Cook's Note).
- Drain but do not rinse the dates. Use a pair of scissors to open each date lengthwise.
- Pipe roughly 1/2 teaspoon of the cheese into each date, then wrap with a piece of bacon. Place the wrapped dates on the rack, bacon ends down, and gently press to anchor.
- Bake until the bacon is brown and crispy, about 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Cook’s Note
Obviously if you don't have a toaster oven you can use a regular oven. But honestly, you should think about picking up a decent toaster oven sometime soon.
