Bacon Wrapped Dates With Goat Cheese and Pepper Jelly
My friend traveled around the Mediterranean and was nice enough to bring me back my favorite type of souvenier- food!! So, I had some giant dates gifted from their trip and this yummy classic sweet/salty/creamy appetizer was made. The remaining dates had been hanging out in my fridge for a while and I was thinking of ways to eat them. I had made date bars, and date chia pudding, and just eaten them plain. They were SO big and juicy-so completely different from the dates you find at the grocery store.
I am sure you have tried bacon wrapped dates before, and if not-you are in for a treat! I realized I had not made any savory recipe yet, and had always loved bacon wrapped dates when I have had them before. I served mine with jalapeño pepper jelly I made from this summer's jalepeno pepper plants in my garden. It was a such a nice sweet heat contrast to the heaviness of this appetizer. You can also purchase pepper jelly or jam which would make this much quicker than trying to make it on your own.
If you did not have pepper jelly, these dates would also be really good if you added fresh thyme to the goat cheese and drizzled the hot dates with a little bit of truffle honey right before serving!
I hope you enjoy the recipe :)
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Bacon Wrapped Dates With Goat Cheese and Pepper Jelly
Recipe details
- 8 servings
- Prep time: 15 Minutes Cook time: 25 Minutes Total time: 40 min
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