Hot Dates
"These dates stuffed with pineapple and wrapped in bacon are a great hit at parties! Also try them stuffed with gorgonzola cheese - Outstanding! I never liked dates until I tried these."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 226.79 g package pitted dates
- 425.24 g can pineapple chunks
- 453.59 g bacon, slices cut in half
directions
- Take scissors or a sharp knife and make a slit on one side of the date. Stuff a piece of pineapple chunk inside the date, wrap a half slice of bacon around date and pineapple and secure with a toothpick.
- Preheat the broiler and position oven rack 6" from heat source. Broil until bacon is crisp, (time depends on how hot your broiler is, mine usually takes 10 minutes). Turn over and broil other side. Drain on paper towel. Serve warm.
- Instead of pineapple, you can also use gorgonzola cheese (I've also done this - it's wonderful!), or you can use dried apricots or fresh pear. These can be prepared a couple days ahead and refrigerated, then broil just before serving.
- I've made these several times for parties, and they're always the first to go - a BIG hit!
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Reviews
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Beyond great. I overcooked these because I wasn't paying attention. Even the extra crispy ones got devoured and everybody raved about how good they were. I use pieces of fresh pineapple in some and goat cheese (chevre in the rest. AMAZING!!!
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We live on a small hobby farm in Lake Stevens, WA with our four spoiled and loveable dogs, one cat who thinks she's a dog, and an African Gray Parrot who torments all of them by calling their names. My husband loves to garden so we have lots of fresh produce in the summer to share with our friends. We also have a small commercial canning company in which we make and sell Dilly Beans, Dilled Asparagus, and Garlic 'n Beans. We grow all of our own beans and dill ~ about one half acre ~ which Tom weeds it all by hand! In his "real" job, he is a drainfield designer for septic systems. In our "sprare" time, we love to travel, fish, and go clamming and crabbing. I love to cook and made my first cake when I was in the second grade. Have been cooking ever since! My favorite cookbooks are our Mace Family Cookbooks (we have done 3), and our Hackney Family Cookbook. Everyone in my extended family are excellent cooks as our cookbooks can attest to that! All the recipes are tried and true.
