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These Speck Wrapped Goat Cheese Dates make a perfect sweet and savory appetizer for the holidays!

Speck Wrapped Dates

These odd looking creations aren’t likely to win any beauty contests at your next holiday party, but they might just cause a frenzy of excitement as soon as someone is curious enough to try them.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 22
Calories: 100kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 12 ounces dried Medjool dates
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 2 sprigs rosemary (roughly chopped)
  • 8 ounces thinly sliced Speck Alto Adige
  • Honey and a sprinkling of cayenne (for serving, if desired)

Instructions

  •  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. 
  • Slice the dates longwise, leaving the bottom intact, and open them up like a book. Stir together the goat cheese and rosemary then spoon into the dates (it's about a teaspoon of goat cheese for each one).
  • Wrap the speck around the dates and place them seam side down on the baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the speck is browned and crisp. Drain any excess grease on a paper towel. Serve the dates warm or at room temperature with honey and cayenne, if desired.

Notes

  • If you're interested in serving this in a platter as shown above, add additional slices of speck, Parmesan cheese, Marcona almonds, sliced pear, and crackers to the platter before serving.
Course Appetizers
Cuisine American
Keyword date appetizer, speck wrapped dates

Nutrition

Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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