Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates Wrapped in Bacon | FUELING A SOUTHERN SOUL

goat cheese

🥗Healthier: cream cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cream cheese provides a similar texture at a lower cost.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while pork belly is often cheaper.

Find fresh dates, preferably from Trader Joe's.

If the dates are not already cut and pitted, slice them down the middle with a small paring knife and remove the pit.

Take about a teaspoon of goat cheese and stuff it into each date using a butter knife.

Cut a whole pound of bacon in half and wrap each half around a stuffed date, ensuring it is wrapped tightly.

Line a cookie sheet with foil and place a cooling rack on top of it.

Place the wrapped dates on the cooling rack above the baking sheet.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Bake the dates in the preheated oven for 30 minutes until the bacon is crispy and cooked through.

Let the dates cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Drizzle with honey before serving.

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