Chewy, salty and sweet, Bacon-Wrapped Almond-Stuffed Dates are the perfect, 3-ingredient party appetizer!
Last Tuesday afternoon I found myself madly cramming raw almonds into a handful of pitted medjool dates before repeatedly shoveling them into my mouth. What else is new, right?
Oh wait, I forgot to mention it was 3pm and I was approximately 8 hours into a 3 day juice cleanse. I know.
I’d just gotten back from Napa where I’d been spoiled rotten with good food & wine for 3 days straight. A fellow blogger on the trip told me about this fabulous, one-week juice cleanse she goes on whenever she’s overindulged, and while I knew 5 days without solid food would never fly, surely I could make it a measly 3 days in order to cleanse my olive oil-drenched soul, right?
Wrong. So wrong! In fact it seemed I most definitely could not make it a measly 3 days, as evidenced by the juice cleanse killer carnage taking place just EIGHT HOURS in.
Just like Joey doesn’t share food – Kristin does not do hungry!
Besides a ravenous appetite and huge distaste for liquid celery, one thing I took away from my half-day cleanse was realizing how ridiculously delicious crunchy almonds stuffed inside chewy-sweet dates taste. And not just when you’ve been drinking beet juice all day either.
A few days later I began to wonder how this delectable combo would taste if it were wrapped in salty bacon then baked until warm & chewy. Bacon-Wrapped Almond-Stuffed Dates were immediately prepped, baked, and popped. These babies are mind melting!
Chewy, salty, sweet, incredibly rich and decadent, Bacon-Wrapped Almond-Stuffed Dates are perfect for a party, as an appetizer, or when you’re simply starving after trying to convince yourself that you can live on juice for more than a day. You will LOVE them!
Ingredients
- 20 pitted medjool dates
- 40 raw almonds
- 10 slices center-cut bacon, each sliced cut in half
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil then place a cooling rack on top and spray with nonstick spray.
- Push 1 almond into each opening of each date. Wrap with half a slice of bacon then place seam side down on the cooling wrack. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until bacon is crispy.
Nutrition
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Yummy!! You should also try goat cheese stuffed dates wrapped in prosciutto. I make these often for parties and random dinners and everyone always gobbles them up!
You crack me up!! I think these dates sound way better than a juice fast. Happy Wednesday
Lol! I’ve considered a juice cleanse but I fear it will end the exact way it did for you. I hate being hungry! Let’s just get healthy the old fashioned way – lots of veggies and lean protein :)
I’ve made these before for a Wine Tasting and they are a hit! Especially with a bold Syrah or Zinfandel (red, of course).
I love juicing! I haven’t done a cleanse yet. Mainly I do it for breakfast a few days a week. I use the Omega Vert and LOVE it!!
pretty sure that would be amazing with goat cheese… mmm
Hi there
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Haha, I’m on my 7th day of juice and I’m doing fine. 7 is what I usually do but this time it’s been real easy so 10 days would not be a problem.
Were you sipping the juice or downing it? I find that sipping slowly helps keep me full.
I was sipping. I just become really irrational when I’m hungry and have no self control!
I hate dates but these would be awesome with prunes and prunes are great for keeping things moving!
I hate dates but these would be awesome with prunes and they are great for moving stuff through if you know what I mean!!
THERE’S BACON ON THOSE. Hi, yum.
I recommend the documentary “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” — I actually rented it from the WDM Library! I ended up doing a 5 day juice fast because of it… and ended up loving carrot, apple, ginger juice :)
Oh my. These look like perfection. I will be adding all of these items to my farmers market list this weekend and pinning this to make them for my family who is coming to visit. Well done!