Bacon-Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Chevre

This is my go-to appetizer for Christmas parties, baby showers, or even dinner parties. It’s not difficult, but it is time-consuming. For me, the quality of the ingredients and the taste are worth it. Plus, it can be made ahead of time and freezes/defrosts well.

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Bacon-Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Chevre

Creamy, tangy goat cheese inside sweet & mineral-rich Medjool dates, wrapped in thick slices of bacon and slow-baked until the bacon melts in your mouth.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Equipment

• 1 paring knife
• 1 butter knife
• 1 broiling pan with rack
• toothpicks

Ingredients

  

• 2 lbs Medjool dates
• 2 lbs thick-sliced applewood smoked bacon
• 8 oz plain chevre
• coconut sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

 

• The night before your plan to make the dates, soak the toothpicks in water. This helps to prevent them from burning in the oven.
  
• The next day, take one date and use a knife or your fingers to remove the pit.
  
• Discard the pit, then stuff the date with plenty of chevre.
  
• Repeat discarding pits and stuffing dates until all dates are stuffed.
  
• Slice the bacon into thirds.
  
• Wrap one piece (1/3 of 1 piece) of bacon around 1 stuffed date and secure it with a toothpick.
  
• Repeat until all stuffed dates are wrapped with bacon and secured with toothpicks.
  
• Sprinkle dates lightly with coconut sugar.
  
• Bake the dates at 300℉ for 30-45 minutes or until bacon is cooked but still retains juices and fat.
  

Notes

This recipe is pretty fool-proof; the only real risk is overcooking and drying out the bacon, so keep a close eye on your baking time and try to bake on low heat. Similarly, if left in a crockpot on warm, these delicious appetizers can dry out.  To prevent this, consider making a simple sauce of fresh rosemary, honey, red wine vinegar, and pastured butter to drizzle over the dates! 

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Dates are packed with nutrition, so much so that regular consumption of dates during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy has led to improved outcomes in labor and delivery times. I love eating dates during pregnancy stuffed with chevre or cream cheese, but wrapping them in bacon is an indulgent delight for expectant mothers and hungry kids alike.

What’s your experience with dates or wrapping anything in bacon? Have you tried dates during pregnancy? Leave a comment and share your experience below!