Bacon Wrapped Dates With Almonds Recipes

BACON-WRAPPED DATES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Stuff each date with 1 to 2 almonds. Wrap each date with half a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
• Bake, turning the dates halfway through so the bacon is evenly cooked, 15 to 18 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BACON WRAPPED DATES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut a slit in each date. Place almonds inside slits. Press together the dates to close slits. Wrap each date with a piece of bacon.
• Line a shallow baking pan with Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil. Add a roasting rack; place the dates on rack. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Serve immediately with toothpicks. Dates will be hot inside.

BACON-WRAPPED DATES STUFFED WITH CREAM CHEESE AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Stuff 1 piece of cheese and 1 almond into each date, then wrap one piece of bacon around each date and secure bacon with a toothpick if desired. Arrange dates, bacon seam down and 1 inch apart in a shallow baking pan.
• Bake 5 minutes, then turn dates over with tongs and bake until bacon is crisp, 5 to 6 minutes more. Drain on a paper towel or parchment. Serve immediately.

BACON WRAPPED DATES WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Stuff each date with one almond.
• Cut bacon into half or thirds.
• Wrap bacon around date and secure with a round toothpick.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place dates on a foil lined (they are messy and this makes them much easier to clean up) baking pan and cook until bacon is crispy (around 15 minutes).
• Drain on paper towel and serve warm or room temperature.
• Watch them disappear!

DATES WRAPPED IN BACON WITH MARCONA ALMONDS

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot to 475 degrees F.
• Split each date in half and stuff with 1 almond and 1/2 teaspoon of Valdeon cheese, and close carefully. Lay a strip of bacon on a cutting board, place a stuffed date at the bottom of the bacon, and wrap with the bacon, making sure to pull the bacon tightly towards you while rolling. Add 3 dates onto each skewer. Carefully submerge the skewers one by one in the oil and fry until golden, about 1 minute. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.

BACON-WRAPPED DATES

Steps:

• Heat broiler. Stuff pitted dates with whole blanched almonds. Cut bacon strips into thirds; wrap each bacon piece around a date. Place bacon-wrapped dates, seam side down, on a baking sheet. Broil until bacon is crisp, turning once, 6 to 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels; serve warm.

BACON AND DATE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• Slit dates. Place one almond inside each date. Wrap dates with bacon, using toothpicks to hold them together.
• Broil 10 minutes, or until bacon is evenly brown and crisp.