Рецепт Baked Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates with Honey
I can never have too many appetizer recipes floating in my head. Last minute guests, teenagers invading the kitchen looking for food or a quick treat to pair with a glass of my favorite wine or evening cocktail. These are deliciously simple. I love that word. Maybe that’s because life is busy and hearing the word “simple” seems to instantly infuse calm and tranquility into my moment.
I love to use locally sourced goat cheese and honey along with sweet holiday Medjool dates. If I feel extra fancy, I’ll toast finely chopped hazelnuts or pistachios and sprinkle them on top. So easy to prepare while guests, friends or family are mingling in the kitchen, chatting, laughing and general merry-making. Once out of the oven, I walk around with the baking sheet in hand, napkins and little party picks. Casual finger food that is gooey, warm, sweet and a little savory. Perfectly “simple” and delicious.
I wish you the happiest and most delicious of holidays!
Loads of Love,
Karista
Baked Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates with Honey
There really isn’t much of a recipe here… just a container of dates, goat cheese, honey and nuts. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- Medjool dates, remove the pits which will create a nice opening for the goat cheese
- Goat cheese, try to find one that is creamy for easy filling
- Honey
- Toasted chopped hazelnuts or pistachios
Directions
Pre-heat the oven to 350F.
Fill each date with goat cheese. If the goat cheese is creamy, I sometimes put it into a ziploc bag, snip a corner and pipe the goat cheese into the dates.
Place each goat cheese filled date on a parchment or foil lined baking sheet and place the baking sheet into the pre-heated oven. Let the dates bake for about 10-15 minutes.
As soon as you remove the dates from the oven, either transfer to a fancy platter or leave them on the baking sheet and then drizzle with a little honey. Top with crushed toasted nuts if you like.
Serve immediately.