Beer and Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon Wrapped Dates
It turns out, you’re not alone. This week, according to the internet and science, is the most stressful week of the year. I feel it, it’s been an asshole of a week, do you feel it? I didn’t shower yesterday and I’m still in my pajamas. At NOON! This is the reality when you work at home. Actual real-life fact.
Because of all of this, I needed an appetizer that is a never-fail type. A tried-and-true type. Bacon-wrapped dates it is. Goat cheese is my go-to when stuffing these suckers because I like the tang against the sweet and rich bacon-date combo. But you do you—any cheese will work (but some cheese is super melty and will ooze out, but that’s ok, it will still taste great).
And I wanted to smother them in sugar and beer because sometimes I like to live vicariously through my food. Another actual fact.
Thank GOD for beer mail because I didn’t even have to leave my house to get this gorgeous bottle of port barrel-aged Belgian quad from Barbarian Brewing which just so happened to pair perfectly with these little nuggets. Beer makes things less stressful.
Anyway, guys, I think I need to shower and eat my weight in bacon. Not sure if it will happen in that order.
Beer and Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon Wrapped Dates
Ingredients
- ½ cup (100g) brown sugar
- ½ cup (4oz) beer brown ale, stout, porter, Belgian
- 12 dates pitted
- 1- ounce goat cheese
- 6 slices of bacon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Add the brown sugar and beer to a pot over high heat. Bring to a boil, boil until thickened and reduced, about 6 minutes.
- Fill the dates with about 2 teaspoons of goat cheese each.
- Cut the strips of bacon in half width-wise.
- Wrap the dates with the bacon, add to a wire rack over a baking sheet, seam side down.
- Brush the dates with the brown sugar mixture.
- Bake until the bacon is crispy and dark, about 25-30 minutes (cooking time will depend on how thick your bacon is).
