Name: Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Dates
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 24 Medjool dates; 2 ounces cold cream cheese, cut into 24 pieces; 24 small pecan halves or large ones cut in half; 12 slices bacon (cut in half crosswise); 24 toothpicks (soaked in water)

Easy Party Appetizer

These Bacon Wrapped Dates are very easy to make for a party. Of course bacon makes everything taste better and it especially goes well with the sweet flavor of dates. This recipe only has 4 ingredients and is so simple to make.

How To Make Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Dates

Remove the pits from the dates if they haven’t been removed already. Stuff them with a small piece of cream cheese and a pecan.

Tip: Cut the cream cheese into pieces when it is cold from the refrigerator.

Bacon Wrapped Dates with pecans and cream cheese

Wrap half a piece of bacon around each one and secure with a toothpick. Only 4 ingredients, but these Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Dates have so much flavor. Cooking the dates really softens them and brings out their sweetness which is a great contrast to the crispy, salty bacon.

Place them on baking rack placed on a baking sheet. Line the baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy clean-up. They need about 20 minutes in a 400 degree oven for the bacon to get crispy.

Switch out the cream cheese with goat cheese or blue cheese if you like.