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Bacon Wrapped Dates with Boursin Cheese

Sweet and savory appetizer using Medjool dates and Boursin cheese
Print Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 large baking pan
  • Foil, parchment paper, or silicon baking mat for easy clean up
  • 18 toothpicks

Ingredients
  

  • 9 slices bacon sliced in half lengthwise for a total of 18 slices
  • 18 medjool dates
  • 18 almonds
  • 2.5 oz Boursin cheese Shallot and Chive variety

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Use a small pairing knife to make a slit along the medjool date lengthwise. Remove the pit and replace it with an almond.
  • Smear a small dab (about 1/2 tsp) of Boursin cheese into the slit and wrap the date in the bacon. Insert a toothpick through the center of the date to hold everything together.
  • Bake for 10 minutes then flip and cook for an additional 6 to 8 minutes until bacon is fully cooked.
  • Place the cooked bacon wrapped dates on paper towels to drain any additional fat then set on a platter to serve.
Keyword appetizers, bacon wrapped dates, easy appetizers, finger foods, medjool dates, naturally sweet, nature's candy, sweet and salty, sweet and savory
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