feta stuffed dates wrapped in bacon. you’re welcome.

i’m not gonna lie.  these may just kill you.

but you’ll be smiling when you die.

grab some dates or figs. don’t know the difference?  dates have pits.  figs have small seeds and are more brown in color.

i’m really hoping this isn’t what i’ll look like later in life without teeth.

i used all natural bacon.  no nitrates, preservatives.  delicious just the same.  i cut the strips in half.  i prefer to use scissors when cutting the bacon.  did you wonder why you had pair of scissors in your knife block?  today’s your lucky day!  it’s for cutting slippery, greasy bacon.

cut the dates in half, but not all the way through. line them up like soldiers for the assembly line.

place a dab of feta on each sliced date.  i recommend doing all the cheese first before wrapping the bacon to be efficient.

then wrap the bacon around the cuteness and stab a toothpick through it.

date in a blanket.  yum.

line ’em up on a cookie sheet.

bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes.  then drizzle a bit of maple syrup over the whole goodness and broil for another 2 minutes or so.

keep an eye on these as they’ll burn quickly at the end under the broiler!

enjoy!