The perfect finger food to serve at a cocktail party. They are salty and sweet. Perfect balance of flavors. Warning! These blue cheese stuffed dates wrapped with bacon are addictive.
Keywordbacon wrapped dates, blue cheese dates, cocktail party, finger food
Prep Time15 minutesminutes
Cook Time35 minutesminutes
Servings24
Equipment
Baking sheet
toothpicks
Ingredients
24dates
8stripsbacon
1/2cupblue cheesecut into 1/2 inch cubes
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Spray an aluminum lined baking sheet with nonstick spray.
Cut the bacon in three, so you now have three small strips.
Stuff each date with a piece of the blue cheese.
Wrap each date with a mini bacon strip and secure with a toothpick.
Bake for 35-40 minutes.
Halfway through the cooking time, flip each date over so the bacon can brown evenly on all sides.
Remove toothpicks and serve warm.
Recipe Video Instructions
Notes
Don't forget to remove the toothpicks from these bacon wrapped dates before serving. They will pull out easily. Nobody likes biting into a piece of wood!