Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Dates

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.

Take a thin strip of bacon.

Use kitchen shears to cut the bacon to avoid bunching.

Take a pitted medjool date and open it up.

Insert one pickled jalapeno ring inside the date.

Add a teaspoon of shredded mozzarella cheese into the date.

Roll the date in the bacon strip, seam side down.

Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit for six minutes.

Place the bacon-wrapped dates seam side down in the air fryer, ensuring good space between them for air circulation.

Cook in the air fryer for six minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, adjusting time for desired bacon doneness (7-8 minutes for crunchier bacon).

Let the bacon-wrapped dates sit for 5-10 minutes after cooking to avoid burns from the cheese.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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