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This Bacon Wrapped Dates recipe is one tasty appetizer! Everyone loves a good bacon wrapped recipe, and these bacon wrapped dates with goat cheese and pecans are out of this world. They're perfect for game day and New Year's Eve!

Bacon Wrapped Dates Recipe with Goat Cheese

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 18 dates
Calories: 123kcal
Author: Becky Hardin
This Bacon Wrapped Dates recipe is the PERFECT appetizer for game day and holidays! Dates wrapped in bacon and stuffed with goat cheese and pecans. Yum!
Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 18 fresh Medjool dates pitted
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 18 raw pecan halves
  • 9 slices bacon halved crosswise
  • ¼ cup dark brown sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F and set the oven rack to middle position. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Open the dates lengthwise where they have been opened to remove the pits. If a date isn’t easy to open, slice it lengthwise but not all the way through.
    18 fresh Medjool dates
    a hand holding an open pitted date.
  • With a small spoon, partially fill the cavity of both sides of the date with goat cheese.
    4 ounces goat cheese
    goat cheese stuffed into an open date.
  • For each date, place a pecan half in the middle of one side and press the sides together to close the date.
    18 raw pecan halves
    a pecan inside a stuffed date.
  • Wrap each date with half a slice of bacon (see note) and secure it with a toothpick.
    9 slices bacon
    bacon wrapped around a date and secured with a toothpick.
  • Holding the toothpick, dip each prepared date in brown sugar and press the brown sugar all around the date.
    ¼ cup dark brown sugar
    a bacon wrapped stuffed date rolled in brown sugar.
  • Place the date on the prepared baking sheet and repeat until all dates have been filled.
  • Bake the dates at 375°F for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn the dates over. Bake an additional 8 minutes. To caramelize the brown sugar on the dates, set the oven to broil and broil the dates about 1 minute per side. Watch the dates closely once the dates are under the broiler.
    bacon wrapped dates on a white plate.
  • Remove the pan to a cooling rack and set the dates on a plate to cool to touch.
  • The dates can be served as is or, if a smaller bite is desired, cut each date into 3-4 slices and serve as “pinwheels”.
    Bacon-wrapped dates baked to perfection on a sheet.

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Notes

Yield: This recipe makes 18 whole dates or 54-72 pinwheels.
  • Note: The bacon will crisp better if wrapped around the date in one layer. Trim the bacon only long enough to wrap around once with just enough overlap to secure the toothpick through the bacon. If the bacon is too thick, it won’t crisp properly.
  • This recipe uses fresh Medjool Dates, not the dried kind you find in the baking or snack section.
  • You might be able to find dates at the store that are already pitted, but if not, it's really easy to remove the pit yourself.
Storage: Store bacon wrapped dates with goat cheese in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1whole date | Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.4mg