Bacon And Date Appetizer Food

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.

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

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.

CRISPY BACON WRAPPED DATES WITH LEMON-BASIL CREMA

Steps:

• For the crema: Whisk together the sour cream, mascarpone, lemon zest, lemon juice, basil and salt. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to let the flavors marry.
• For the dates: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Make a small lengthwise slit down the center of each date. Remove the pits and open the dates slightly; make sure they stay intact. Stuff each date with 1 teaspoon of the sausage. Close the dates up and around the sausage¿they won't close completely¿leaving some of the sausage exposed. Wrap each date in a piece of bacon and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes. Flip the dates, and bake until the bacon is crisp, another 8 to 10 minutes. Serve warm, with the crema on the side.

BACON AND DATE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Put one or two almonds inside date and wrap with 1/2 slice of bacon.
• May need to use toothpick.
• I used a deep fryer at 350º and fried them for a couple minutes.
• You could also pan fry (or Wok) until bacon cooked.
• Some have tried baking at 425º until bacon cooked – but this method takes longer and bacon not cooked as evenly.

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!

BACON-WRAPPED DATES

Steps:

• Using scissors, cut each slice of bacon in half crosswise at a diagonal, like cutting ribbon. (This will help secure the bacon to the date.) Starting at the straight end of the bacon, roll the bacon around the dates. Tuck the point under the wrapped bacon to secure. Place seam side down on a baking sheet.
• Place in the oven, and heat the oven to 400 degrees. Cook for 10 minutes, then flip and cook until golden brown all over, another 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the thickness of your bacon.
• Season with black pepper (if desired), then transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to crisp and cool slightly.

EASY BACON WRAPPED DATES - 4 WAYS!

Steps:

• Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with a silicone baking mat.
• Fill your Date with one of the fillings above.
• Wrap with bacon.
• Place a toothpick through the Date.
• Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes; rotates the pan halfway through.

EASY APPETIZER BACON-WRAPPED DATES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Insert 1 sausage link into each date.
• Wrap with bacon; secure with wooden toothpicks. Place in single layer in shallow pan.
• Bake 15 to 20 min. or until bacon is crisp.