A tart version of your classic stuffed dates wrapped in bacon. This recipe combines house made cranberry sauce with cream cheese. The result: a sweet and salty, tart delight!
Devils on Cranberry Horseback
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Method
Partially cook the bacon
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- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cook bacon in oven for 10 minutes, or until about 70% cooked.
- Partially cooking the bacon will ensure it is properly cooked when it is cooked wrapped around the dates in the next step.
Assemble the dates
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- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and set oven to 375 degrees.
- Mix cream cheese with cranberry sauce. I find a equal parts cranberry sauce to cream cheese is just perfect. Add more or less to your tart taste preference.
- Cut each date the long way from end to end.
- Put about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese mixture in each date, and fold closed.
- Wrap one slice around bacon. To avoid having to use toothpicks, place the end of the bacon on the sheet pan side.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until bacon is fully cooked, and crispy.
- Let sit for 2 minutes or so, the sugar in the dates will make them hot straight out of the oven!
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