BACON WRAPPED DATES WITH WALNUTS

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These are very popular at buffet parties. Try a little peanut butter instead of the cream cheese or mix a little peanut butter into the cream cheese. Oh sooooo good ! Kitchen Chatter Cookbook.

Provided by Pat Duran

Categories     Fruit Appetizers

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 5

24 large moist,pitted dates(medjool , if possible)
12 slice bacon
2 oz cream cheese or goat cheese, softened
24 1/2 pieces of walnuts or whole pecans
brown sugar

Steps:

  • 1. Pit dates carefully. Set aside. Halve the bacon slices crosswise. Put cream cheese into a pastry bag fitted with a round plain 1/4 inch tip. (or just place in a plastic bag and cut a small hole in the corner). Stuff each date cavity with 1 piece of nut. Pipe cheese into each stuffed date. Wrap 1 piece of bacon around the width of each date. Roll in brown sugar. Place dates on a foil lined pan and spray with non-stick oil, seam side down at lest 1/2-inch apart. Bake in upper third of preheated oven at 500^ until bacon is golden and crisp, about 7-9 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool briefly before serving. These are excellent cold too.

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