3 Easy Party Appetizers Recipe Ideas MissLizHeart

goat cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Ricotta provides a similar creamy texture with fewer calories.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

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

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry dough

Phyllo is lighter and can be made easily at home.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while mozzarella is often less expensive.

Slice the dates in half and remove the pits.

Stuff the dates with room temperature goat cheese.

Wrap a slice of bacon around each date one and a half times and cut the bacon to size.

Use the first slice of bacon as a mold to cut the rest of the bacon strips.

Insert a toothpick into each wrapped date to secure the bacon.

Place the wrapped dates on a wire rack set over a baking pan.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Bake the dates for 15 minutes on one side.

Flip the dates over using the toothpicks and bake for an additional 15 minutes until the bacon is crispy.

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