Stuffed Dates Wrapped in Bacon
Spicy blue cheese stuffed dates with a spicy glaze will get your attention. Sweet, salty, spicy and DELICIOUS. Throw these dates wrapped in bacon together in 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 24 Dates (pitted)
- ¼ cup blue cheese (up to ½ cup)
- 12 slices Bacon
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and place a wire rack inside the baking sheet.
- Fill each date with blue cheese and press together. Wrap with ½ a bacon slice depending on the size of your dates. Secure with toothpick and place on wire rack.
- Combine maple syrup and sriracha and brush over each date. Bake for 15 minutes, until bacon is cooked, remove and brush with remaining sauce. Continue to cook for about 5 minutes until bacon is crisp.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Use Medjool dates which are larger than other varieties and easier to stuff.
- Let the blue choose come to room temperature so it is easier to stuff into the dates.
- Thinner bacon slices will be easier to wrap around the dates.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 350mg | Potassium: 297mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 23IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg