SPICY CREAM CHEESE PEPPERONI DEVILS ON HORSEBACK

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Provided by Alton Brown

Categories     appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 20 dates

Number Of Ingredients 6

20 pitted Deglet Noor dates
1 cup lager-style beer
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 gherkin pickles, diced fine
1 teaspoon sriracha
10 sandwich-style pepperoni slices, halved

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, submerge the dates in the lager and soak for 2 hours.
  • Heat a toaster oven to 450 degrees F and place a rack in a quarter sheet pan or use the pan that came with your toaster oven if applicable (see Cook's Note).
  • Thoroughly mix the cream cheese, gherkins and sriracha together, then transfer to a zip-top bag and snip off one corner of the bag, leaving about a 1/2-inch opening.
  • Drain and then open the dates by using a pair of scissors to cut a lengthwise slit in each date. Pipe roughly 1/2 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture into each date and wrap with half a pepperoni slice. Place the wrapped dates on the rack, pepperoni ends down, and gently press to anchor.
  • Bake until the pepperoni is brown and crispy, about 10 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before devouring.

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