Recipe

Bacon-Wrapped Dates

Name: Bacon-Wrapped Dates
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 24 Medjool Dates; 12 Boar's Head Naturally Smoked Traditional Bacon (cut in half); 4 oz Boar's Head Chèvre Goat Cheese; 0.5 jar Boar's Head Brown Sugar & Spice Ham Glaze Cooking Sauce; 1 tbsp Fresh rosemary (chopped); 24 Toothpicks; 24 Cocktail Picks (optional)

Fresh Medjool dates filled with creamy Chèvre Goat Cheese then wrapped in our top-quality Naturally Smoked Bacon bring the perfect combination of sweet, smoky, savory and satisfying.

Serves

Ingredients

Medjool Dates

Boar's Head Naturally Smoked Traditional Bacon, cut in half

4oz

Boar's Head Chèvre Goat Cheese

½jar

Boar's Head Brown Sugar & Spice Ham Glaze Cooking Sauce

1tbsp

Fresh rosemary, chopped

Toothpicks

Cocktail Picks, optional

Instructions

01Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
02Slice one side of each date lengthwise to create an opening. Remove the pit, then stuff each date with a small amount of goat cheese.
03Wrap each date with bacon, hold in place with a toothpick and place seam-side down on the baking sheet.
04Bake for 15 minutes, then remove from the oven. Drizzle the glaze over the dates and sprinkle with rosemary, then return to the oven for 10 more minutes, until the bacon is fully cooked and crispy.
05Remove toothpicks and insert cocktail picks to serve, if desired.

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