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These dates with goat cheese wrapped in bacon are a delicious appetizer recipe that everyone will love. Sweet yet salty they’re full of flavor! AND easy!
If you’re entertaining for the holiday season or even for a Sunday football game, everyone needs to have a few delicious and easy appetizers that can be go-tos. For me dates with goat cheese wrapped in bacon are that appetizer, and one of my favorite ones at that!
Sweet and salty
I think what everyone loves most about dates with goat cheese wrapped in bacon is that they really get that beautiful sweet and salty flavor all in one bite.
Bacon is always a great way to add a salty flavor to any dish and it compliments the sweetness in the dates so well!
Adding goat cheese to the mix only ups the flavor profile. It’s a smooth and sweet cheese that many people love. If you don’t love it, you can leave it out all together or substitute feta.
My ingredient additions to Bacon Wrapped Dates
In addition to making dates with goat cheese wrapped in bacon with the usual ingredients, I like to add a few things to really make this appetizer sing.
First, I like to drizzle the dates with honey after they’re done baking. It adds another layer of flavor that is just incredible and goes so well with the crunchy bacon.
Next, I like to add on some salt and pepper. Why if the bacon is already so salty? Well, there’s a lot of sweetness going on here with the other ingredients and I’ve found adding just a bit of salt to taste helps to round out the flavor profile. The fresh cracked pepper gives it a little bit of kick too so you’re not overwhelmed by sweet.
Lastly, I like to top the bacon wrapped dates with fresh thyme and parsley. Thyme has become my go-to spice this fall and winter and I’ve been incorporating it into almost everything. When you get a bite of these dates with goat cheese wrapped in bacon with a little bit of fresh thyme on top…just incredible taste.
Tips for making dates wrapped in bacon
- My dates that I used here were huge. Generally you might not find them this big, but no worries. In fact, sometimes the smaller ones are nicer for straight finger food.
- Base the size of your bacon on the size of your dates. If your dates are larger, use half a piece of bacon to wrap with. If they’re smaller use 1/3 piece of bacon to wrap with.
- To get the bacon crispy, you want to do two things. 1. Cook this dish at a lower temperature for longer. I like 350 for 20-25 minutes. 2. Use a baking rack on top of the baking sheet so that air can flow around the bacon. You can also rotate it halfway through cooking if you want. {HERE} is a nice baking sheet and baking set rack that will work.
- I beg of you to not skip the fresh thyme! It’s so lovely on these!
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If you’re looking for more easy and delicious appetizers, check out these Mussels in White Wine Sauce or these easy Roasted Carrot Fries.
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These Dates with Goat Cheese Wrapped in Bacon are delicious and easy! They're an appetizer that almost everyone love and have a great sweet and salty flavor.
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bacon wrapped dates, Bacon wrapped dates with goat cheese, Dates with Goat Cheese Wrapped in Bacon
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Author: Rachel
Equipment
Tooth picks
Baking sheet
Baking cooling rack
Ingredients
- 14 oz. dates The ounces will be listed on the container.
- 4 oz goat cheese
- 1 package bacon, cut either in half or in thirds depending on the size of the dates.
- 4 Tbsp. honey
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh thyme leaves and parsley for topping.
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350.
Slice dates in half and remove any pits that are there. Most dates you find will already have the pit removed but check anyways.
Stuff each date with 1/2 to 1 tsp. of goat cheese.
Wrap 1/3 - 1/2 piece of bacon around each date and secure with a toothpick.
Add the wrapped date to a baking rack on top of a baking sheet.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the bacon is crispy. If you want to ensure that all parts of the bacon are crispy, turn halfway though bacon.
Once they are done, immediately drizzle with honey and top with salt and pepper to taste.
Let cool a little bit and then serve with fresh parleys and fresh thyme leaves.
