Maple Bacon Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Goats Cheese

Maple Bacon Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Goat Cheese

Maple Bacon Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Goat Cheese – Salty, sweet, creamy and delicious, these maple wrapped bacon dates will make for some great party food throughout the festive season!

Salty bacon wrapped around sweet dates, stuffed with creamy goat cheese!

Are you making the holiday circuit this season? Is your calendar full with festive parties and fun holiday gathers? If so, I have a real treat for you! Today I’m welcoming Betty from Slow The Cook Down who is sharing an easy and delicious holiday appetizer!

Here’s an easy holiday appetizer ready in just minutes!

Hi everyone, and a big thank you to Deb for letting me steel her blog!  I’m Betty, and you can usually find me at Slow The Cook Down where I share simple weeknight recipes and indulgent weekend treats.  You can often find me in my kitchen with a glass of wine in hand!  I recently moved to Toronto from London UK, and Deb kindly shared these Turkey Meatballs  on my blog as my time was pretty full!  In return, I’m sharing these delicious maple bacon wrapped stuffed dates as a little nod to my new home!

This delicious appetizer only takes minutes to make and is easy finger food!

These maple bacon wrapped dates are stuffed full of goats cheese and make for a quick, easy and tasty appetiser, or great finger food for your party guests. They are quick to prep and can be popped in the oven just before serving. The combination of flavors make these party bites totally moreish and they have that perfect balance of salty and sweet.

Maple glazed bacon is a product not too widely available in the UK, so now I can get it practically everywhere I can’t help my self! Trust me when I say it is so much better than regular bacon! It makes the perfect wrapping for these stuffed dates, with its salty and sweet flavor profiles. The goats cheese is warm and soft in the center of the sweet chewy date, and then the crispy bacon wraps all the tastiness together.  You really can not go wrong with these!

The goat cheese is warm and soft in the center of the sweet chewy date, and then the crispy bacon wraps all the tastiness together.

When making this maple bacon wrapped date recipe, I found that the best way to stuff the dates was to use a spreadable goats cheese rather than a log of it. Don’t over fill the dates, as tempting as it may be it will leave your oven in a mess!  Wrap the bacon around each date one and a half times and secure firmly with a cocktail stick.

As tempting as it is, don’t overfill the dates!

These maple wrapped bacon dates will make for some great party food throughout the festive season, and would make a great addition to a cheese board!

If you are after some more party food ideas, be sure to check out my Meatball Cupcakes!

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Maple Bacon Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Goats Cheese

These maple wrapped bacon dates will make for some great party food throughout the festive season

Course Appetizers

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 12 servings

Calories 115 kcal

Author Slow The Cook Down

Ingredients

• 12 medjool dates
• 6 tbsp goat cheese spreadable
• 4 slices bacon maple flavored
• 12 cocktail sticks for skewers

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425f / 220c
   

2. With a sharp knife, make incisions down the centre of the dates to form pockets
   

3. Using a knife or small spoon, fill the cavities of the dates with goat cheese. Do not over fill and close the dates back up.
   

4. Slice the bacon into thirds. 

5. Lay a date on a slice of bacon, and wrap the bacon around one and a half times.
   

6. Place the wrapped dates on a foil covered baking tray and place in the oven for 10-15minutes until the bacon is crispy.

7. Serve immediately.
   

Nutrition Facts

Maple Bacon Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Goats Cheese

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 115 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Cholesterol 8mg 3%

Sodium 74mg 3%

Potassium 181mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates 18g 6%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 16g

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 2.2%

Calcium 2.5%

Iron 2.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Betty from Slow The Cook Down

Slow The Cook Down is about taking life down a notch—stopping to enjoy the smell wafting from the roast chicken you just pulled from the oven. Here, there’s no reason to hurry or stress; dinner will get done and it will be delicious! Instead, pour a glass of wine and settle in to try something new.

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