Easy Bacon-Wrapped Dates with Almonds
Make these sweet and salty bacon-wrapped dates using Medjool dates stuffed with an almond, wrapped in bacon, and baked until crisp. This recipe creates a simple, flavorful appetizer.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Total Time: 30 min
- Yield: 24 pieces 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 Medjool dates
- 24 whole blanched almonds
- 12 slices thin-cut bacon, halved crosswise
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Take one date and carefully slice it lengthwise, opening it up without cutting all the way through. Remove the pit if present.
- Place one almond inside the opened date.
- Take one half-slice of bacon and wrap it tightly around the date, securing the almond inside. You may need a toothpick to hold the bacon in place if it does not stay wrapped.
- Place the wrapped dates seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the bacon is crisp and the dates are soft and caramelized.
- Remove toothpicks before serving.
Notes
- For a different flavor, substitute blue cheese or goat cheese for the almond inside the date.
- If you use thick-cut bacon, you may need to increase the cooking time slightly to achieve crispness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 date
- Calories: 95
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 110
- Fat: 6
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 9
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 15