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Bacon-wrapped dates

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Sticky Medjool dates with a roasted almond tucked inside, wrapped in bacon and baked until crisp at the edges. Sweet, salty and smoky at the same time, they are always the first thing to disappear from the table.

Time
40 min (15 prep + 25 cook)
Servings
12
Per serving
165 kcal
Protein
4 g

Ingredients

  • 24 large Medjool dates dates, pitted
  • 24 whole roasted almonds almonds
  • 8 slices (about 8 oz) bacon, regular-cut, each cut into thirds across; weighed here as eaten, since wrapped bacon keeps more fat than crisp bacon

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 400°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Press an almond into each date where the pit was. Wrap each date in a piece of bacon, and secure it with a wooden pick through the overlap.
  3. Arrange them on the sheet, seam side down and with some space between them.
  4. Bake for 8 minutes, turn them over and bake for 7–9 minutes more, until the bacon is browned and crisp at the edges. Let them stand on paper towel for 5 minutes, because the filling is very hot. Serve warm.

Good to know

Can I make them ahead?

Yes. Wrap them up to a day ahead and keep them covered in the fridge, then bake them just before serving. They lose their crispness if they are baked ahead.

Does the bacon need to be sugar-free?

For strict paleo, yes: look for a plain bacon with no sugar in the cure. The dates bring plenty of sweetness anyway.

What if my dates are very large?

Use half slices of bacon so they wrap all the way round, at about 4 instead of 7.

Per

Calories
337
Protein
(10%)
9 g
Fat
(22%)
8 g
Carbohydrates
(68%)
62 g
of which sugar
55 g
Fiber
6 g
Sodium
290 mg

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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How

As written, 1982 kcal goes into the pot and 603 g of ingredients comes out as about 589 g of food: 337 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.