Cream Cheese Filled Dates Wrapped in Bacon-Football Friday

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Cream Cheese Filled Dates
Wrapped in Bacon

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and the Game Day Recipe~

Cream Cheese Filled Dates Wrapped in Bacon

Ingredients

• 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon honey, plus extra for drizzle
• 1/3 cup chopped, toasted pecans
• 15 to 20 dates
• 9 to 10 slices bacon, cut in half

Cooking Directions

1. In large bowl, beat cream cheese until creamy. Beat in honey until smooth. 
2. Fold in toasted chopped pecans.
3. Cut a small slit in dates, do not cut through. Using you finger, open dates up slightly. Fill each date with cream cheese mixture. Set aside.
4. Fry bacon slices until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, drain on paper towels.
5. When cool enough to handle, wrap a half slice of bacon around each filled date.
6. Arrange dates, seam side down on microwaveable safe serving plate. Microwave on high for 25 seconds. Remove from microwave.
7. Drizzle honey over bacon wrapped dates.

Serve immediately.

Cheese, Dates, Bacon, Honey, Cream Cheese