Easy Bacon Wrapped Dates
Bacon wrapped dates are a delicious appetizer made with crispy bacon. Made plain, or stuffed with cheese, make this recipe your own. Cook in either the air fryer or oven.
Equipment
- air fryer If using this cooking method
Ingredients
- 20 Dried Dates pitted
- 10 Bacon Slices
Optional flavor add ons
- ½ cup Goat Cheese or feta cheese, or blue cheese
- ¼ cup brown sugar sprinkle on halfway through cooking. See notes for additional flavor add ons.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350* F (see notes for air fryer method)
- Cut each bacon strip in half. If stuffing with cheese, cut a slit down the date to make an opening. Place 1 teaspoon of cheese in the center of the date, or leave plain.
- Place the date at the end of the bacon strip and roll until all the bacon is used. Roll each date and then place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, flip over, and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the bacon is the desired crispness.
- Serve plain or with balsamic glaze, honey mustard, or add to a charcuterie board with cheese, or nuts.
Notes
Air Fryer Method:
- Preheat to 390* F
- Place wrapped dates at the bottom of an air fryer basket.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Flip over with the toothpicks and cook for additional 5 minutes or until the bacon is crispy.
- When halfway cooked, after flipping over, sprinkle with brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup, or even rosemary sprigs for extra flavor.
- Dip in your favorite balsamic glaze.
- Make it spicy by sprinkling red pepper flakes halfway through baking.
- Turkey Bacon - instead of pork bacon, you can use turkey bacon for delicious results.
- Vegan Bacon - make this a vegetarian and vegan meal by replacing pig bacon with your favorite kind of vegan bacon.
- Dairy Free- if you decide to add cheese to this finger food, make it dairy free by using your favorite dairy free or vegan cheese.
- Smoked or Hickory Bacon-Use your favorite style of bacon.
- Figs- Instead of dates, you can wrap dried figs in bacon instead.
Nutrition
Serving: 3datesCalories: 706kcalCarbohydrates: 105gProtein: 27gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 620mgPotassium: 948mgFiber: 11gSugar: 90gVitamin A: 1186IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 214mgIron: 4mg
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