Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Apricots Recipes

BACON-WRAPPED APRICOT BITES

Steps:

• Cut bacon strips widthwise into thirds. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until partially cooked but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. , Wrap a bacon piece around each apricot; secure with a toothpick. Place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake at 350° until bacon is crisp, 18-22 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, honey and mustard. Serve with warm apricot bites.

BACON WRAPPED STUFFED APRICOTS

Steps:

• heat gas grill to high or prepare a hot charcoal fire. Pry open the apricots and put a piece of cheese and almond into each one. Wrap a piece of bacon around each apricot, trimming as needed so it overlaps by 1/2 inch, and secure it with a wooden pick. Season the apricots all over with pepper.
• Reduce the grill heat to medium, or scatter the coals a bit or raise the grate if using charcoal. Use tongs to grill the apricots on all sides with the grill open, propping them between the bars to hold up on the narrow side. move the apricots around often to avoid flareups. Cook until the bacon is crisp all over, about six minutes total. Serve at once

ALMOND-STUFFED BACON-WRAPPED PRUNES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450 degrees F/230 degrees C.
• Stuff the prunes with the almonds. Cut the bacon in half and wrap a piece around each prune. Set on a baking sheet and broil until the bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes, turning once. Serve hot with cocktail picks for spearing.

BACON-WRAPPED DATES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Stuff each date with 3 or 4 pistachios. Lay a stuffed date and apricot strip on top of each bacon slice; wrap to enclose.
• Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes, flipping each wrapped date after 8 minutes. If frozen, bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes; flip, and bake 10 minutes more. Transfer wrapped dates to paper towels to drain. Serve with toothpicks.