Blue-Cheese-Stuffed, Bacon-Wrapped Dates
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Servings per container:
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Ingredients for - Blue-Cheese-Stuffed, Bacon-Wrapped Dates

1. 24 large Medjool dates -
2. 11 (5 oz.) container Treasure Cave® Crumbled Blue Cheese -
3. 12 slices bacon, halved crosswise -
4. 1/4 c. pure maple syrup  -
5. 1 tsp. finely chopped rosemary -
6. 3/4 tsp. sweet paprika -
7. 1/8 tsp. ground cumin -
8. 1/4 tsp. Freshly ground black pepper -

How to cook deliciously - Blue-Cheese-Stuffed, Bacon-Wrapped Dates

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 400°. Line a baking sheet with parchment or foil (to catch drips) and fit with a wire rack; set aside.

2. Stage

Halve dates lengthwise, being careful not to cut all the way through. Remove and discard pits. Fill center of each date with Treasure Cave® Crumbled Blue Cheese. Wrap a piece of bacon around each date, making sure the ends meet underneath the date.

3. Stage

Place dates, bacon seam side down, on prepared baking sheet. Bake until bacon fat is beginning to render out, about 20 minutes.

4. Stage

In a small bowl, mix together maple syrup, rosemary, paprika, cumin, and black pepper. Drizzle each date with maple syrup mixture.

5. Stage

Continue to bake drizzled dates until bacon is crispy, about 15 minutes more.