Description
These Bacon Wrapped Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates are the ultimate sweet and savory appetizer. Filled with creamy goat cheese, wrapped in crispy bacon, and drizzled with honey—perfect for holiday parties or easy entertaining.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 20–25 dates
- 8 oz goat cheese
- 1/4 cup walnuts chopped and toasted
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 8–10 strips of bacon
- 2 tbsp honey
- Salt and pepper to season
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF and line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using an electric mixer with a whisk attachment, whip together goat cheese, thyme, salt and pepper.
- In a skillet over medium heat, toast chopped walnuts for a couple minutes until fragrant. Careful they don’t burn. Let them cool for a couple of minutes and fold into the goat cheese mixture.
- Fill each pitted date with the herby goat cheese.
- Tightly wrap each date in 1/2 slice of bacon, making sure the end piece of bacon is wrapped under the bottom side so it stays in place while cooking. Place each wrapped date on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Space them about 1 inch apart from each other
- Drizzle dates with honey and cook in oven for 20-25 minutes until bacon is crispy.
- Remove from oven and let them cool for about 10 minutes before serving.