Bacon Wrapped Dates Recipe
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Bacon Wrapped Dates Recipe
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If you’re looking for the perfect appetizer, try this bacon-wrapped dates recipe simmered in brown sugar and bourbon.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ stick unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons bourbon or whiskey
- 13 strips medium thick-cut bacon cut in half
- 25 pitted Medjool Dates
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°.
- Add the brown sugar, butter, and whipped cream to a medium-sized saucepot and cook over low to medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until cooked and smooth. See notes on the texture below. Set aside.
- Remove it from the heat, whisk in the bourbon, and set aside.
- Wrap each date in a ½ slice piece of bacon and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, and place each bacon-wrapped date bacon seam side down and cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until the bacon is browned and crispy. See note on cooking it in batches.
- Drain the rendered bacon fat, add the crisp bacon-wrapped dates back into the pan, and pour the caramel over top.
- Bake in the oven at 325° for 15-17 minutes.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Make-Ahead: You can make the bacon-wrapped dates 2 days ahead of time. The day you plan to serve them, add them to a pot, cover them with a lid, and cook over low heat until hot.
- How to Store: Keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. These do not freeze well, but you can place them in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw for 1 full day before reheating.
- How to Reheat: Add them to a pot, cover with a lid, and cook over low heat until hot. Alternatively, place them on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake them at 325° for 10-12 minutes or until hot.
- Stay away from any flavored bacon to wrap the dates in.
- Cook the bacon-wrapped dates in batches if there isn’t enough room in the pan.
- When you cook them with the end of the bacon seam side down into the pan, it cooks the bacon together, sealing it together, so there is no need for a toothpick.
- Don’t worry if the sides of the bacon don’t get cooked while crisping it in the pan, as it will finish cooking in the oven.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
189kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
127mg
(5%)
Potassium
216mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
24g
(48%)
Vitamin A
60IU
(1%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 25Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 189 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 189kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 127mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 216mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 60IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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