Bacon-Wrapped Blue Cheese Dates (Devils on Horseback)
Sweet Medjool dates stuffed with blue cheese, wrapped inbacon, and baked on a wire rack until the bacon turns deeply crisp. Amake-ahead party appetizer that comes together with just three ingredients.
Ingredients
- 12 Medjool dates, pitted
- 3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
- 6 slices regular-cut bacon, halved
- 12 toothpicks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Set a wire rack inside a foil-lined baking sheet.
- Slice each date lengthwise without cutting all the way through, then remove the pit.
- Press about half a teaspoon of crumbled blue cheese into each date and close it around the filling.
- Wrap a half slice of bacon around each stuffed date and secure with a toothpick.
- Place the wrapped dates seam side down on the wire rack, spaced apart.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the bacon is deeply browned and crisp.
- Let cool for 5 minutes before serving warm.
Notes
For a make-ahead version, assemble and refrigerate up to 2 days ahead, or freeze up to 1 month, adding extra bake time from cold or frozen.