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Warning: reading this post may cause your mouth to water. Please proceed at your own risk/enjoyment.
I’m sure you already know this but when you put bacon on something it just ups the deliciousness! I mean, I haven’t found a single thing that doesn’t taste better with bacon on it. Have you? This delectable appetizer, snack, or side dish is no exception!
Ingredients:
- 1 package bacon (the better the bacon the better the appetizer)
- 1 package dates
- 1 jar balsamic vinegar
- toothpicks
Directions:
- If your dates are not already pitted you need to de-pit them. This is the hardest step to me because you get all sticky removing the pits. To remove the pit from the date simply slice the date open longways and pull out the pit. Then close the date.
- After all the pits are removed, cut the bacon into thirds (or halves for more bacon on each date). Depending on the length of your bacon you might be able to cut it into fourths.
- Loosely wrap one piece of bacon around a date (on the small side). Slightly overlapping the bacon on the ends is best.
- Secure by skewering with a toothpick. Place on parchment or aluminum foil lined baking sheet. Repeat until all dates and bacon have been used or until you have made as many as you want to make.
- Generously splash the balsamic vinegar over the bacon wrapped dates.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove pan from oven. Using the toothpicks carefully turn the bacon wrapped date over. Again, generously splash with balsamic vinegar. Put back in oven and bake for 10 more minutes or until the bacon is thoroughly cooked.
- Remove from oven and splash again with the balsamic vinegar, if desired. Try to place them on a serving plate before enjoying (I know it’s hard)!
These are absolutely delicious straight out of the oven and after they have cooled off a bit.
I mean come on peeps! What’s not to love about crispy, savory, salty bacon and sweet, chewy dates? Plus, let’s not forget the subtle sweetness left by the balsamic vinegar! Mmmm! So delectable!
Do you have a favorite bacon recipe? Share it with me!
Have a blessed day (and if your day includes bacon then you most certainly are)!
Brandi
Crispy, savory, salty bacon combined with sweet, chewy dates along with the subtle sweetness of balsamic vinegar makes one delectable appetizer.
Ingredients
- 1 package bacon (the better the bacon the better the appetizer)
- 1 package dates
- 1 bottle balsamic vinegar
- toothpicks
Instructions
- If your dates are not already pitted you need to de-pit them. To remove the pit from the date simply slice the date open longways and pull out the pit. Then close the date.
- Cut the bacon into thirds (or halves for more bacon on each date). Depending on the length of your bacon you might be able to cut it into fourths.
- Loosely wrap one piece of bacon around a date (on the small side).
- Slightly overlapping the bacon on the ends is best.
- Secure by skewering with a toothpick.
- Place on parchment or aluminum foil lined baking sheet. Repeat until all dates and bacon have been used or until you have made as many as you want to make.
- Splash the balsamic vinegar over the bacon wrapped dates.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Remove pan from oven. Using the toothpicks carefully turn the bacon wrapped date over.
- Again, generously splash with balsamic vinegar.
- Put back in oven and bake for 10 more minutes or until the bacon is thoroughly cooked.
- Remove from oven and splash again with the balsamic vinegar, if desired.
- Try to place them on a serving plate before enjoying!
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