Recipe

Bacon-Wrapped Dates

Name: Bacon-Wrapped Dates
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 24 Medjool dates; 4 oz Chèvre Goat Cheese; 12 slices Butcher Craft® Extra Thick Cut Naturally Smoked Bacon, Product of Canada (cut in half (to make 24 shorter pieces)); 0.5 jar Brown Sugar & Spice Ham Glaze; 1 tbsp Fresh rosemary (chopped); 24 Toothpicks; 24 Cocktail picks (optional, for serving)

Bacon-Wrapped Dates combine sweet Medjool dates, creamy Boar's Head_® Chèvre Goat Cheese, and smoky Boar's Head_® Butcher Craft_® Extra Thick Cut Naturally Smoked Bacon (Product of Canada), and are finished with Brown Sugar & Spice Ham Glaze and fresh rosemary for an elegant, crowd-pleasing appetizer.

Total Time40 mins

Serves

Total Time40 mins

Serves

Ingredients

Medjool dates

4oz

Chèvre Goat Cheese

12slices

Butcher Craft_® Extra Thick Cut Naturally Smoked Bacon, Product of Canada, cut in half (to make 24 shorter pieces)

½jar

Brown Sugar & Spice Ham Glaze

1tbsp

Fresh rosemary, chopped

Toothpicks

Cocktail picks, optional, for serving

Instructions

01Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
02Slice one side of each Medjool date lengthwise to create a small opening. Remove and discard the pit. Fill each date with a small amount of Boar's Head_® Chèvre Goat Cheese.
03Wrap each stuffed date with a half-slice of Boar's Head_® Butcher Craft_® Extra Thick Cut Naturally Smoked Bacon (Product of Canada). Secure with a toothpick and place seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet.
04Bake for about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle Boar's Head_® Brown Sugar & Spice Ham Glaze Cooking Sauce over the dates. Sprinkle with chopped fresh rosemary. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the bacon is fully cooked and crispy.
05Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Remove toothpicks and replace with cocktail picks for serving, if desired. Serve warm as a savory-sweet appetizer.