This Bacon Wrapped Date Dip has all of the flavor of a cheese stuffed bacon wrapped date, but without the work of stuffing or wrapping the dates. Place crispy bacon and soft dates on whipped boursin cheese and top with a drizzle of hot honey, fresh herbs and flakey sea salt.
Party Favorite
Less Than 30 minutes
You’ll Learn: How to make a sweet and salty appetizer that everyone will love
Worth It: Save time and effort, but get the same incredible flavor of a bacon wrapped date
Bonus: Serve this with veggies for a lower carb option!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Crave worthy dip – This bacon wrapped date dip is the perfect combination of sweet and savory in one delicious dip. If you serve this at a party, everyone will be asking for the recipe!
- Twist on a classic, but easier – a goat cheese stuffed bacon wrapped date is a party classic, but the work of filling the dates with cheese and wrapping them in bacon can be tedious. This dip takes that perfect sweet and salty flavor combo and makes it super easy to preparre.
- Customize with different toppings – I topped this warm dip with a drizzle of hot honey, fresh thyme and flakey sea salt, but you can use different toppings to change up the flavor. I like using some chopped rosemary and crunchy roasted pecans and swapping the hot honey for regular honey.
Serving suggestions
This dip is the perfect thing to serve as an appetizer at a holiday party. I always like to serve a massive charcuterie board that people can pick at as they enter the party. If you’re looking for something easier and still festive, try this charcuterie wreath.
This is also great to serve while you cozy up on the couch to watch a holiday movie. I like to serve it with something sweet like a Christmas chex mix or brown butter chocolate chip cookies.
Ingredients and Ingredient Substitutions
- Bacon – any type of pork bacon works best for this dip! If you want to use a thick cut bacon, give it a little extra time to cook and get crispy before adding the dates to the pan.
- Dates – I like to use medjool dates in my recipes because they are always plump, soft and perfectly sweet. You can also use dried figs or prunes in place of dates
- Boursin cheese – I like to use boursin cheese because the garlic and herb flavor perfectly compliments the bacon and dates. You can use any herbed soft cheese or even just a plain goat cheese.
- Heavy cream – whip the cheese with some cream to create a light, fluffy bed for the warm bacon and dates to lay on
- Hot honey – this is optional, but a drizzle of hot honey over this boursin cheese dip really elevates all of the flavor. If you don’t like spice, you can use normal honey or omit it all together.
- Fresh thyme and flakey sea salt – garnish the dip with some fresh herbs and salt at the end. If you do not like thyme you can use some sage ribbons, rosemary or even parsley.
How to make
Step 1: Saute bacon
To begin, heat a frying pan over medium heat and add the bacon to the pan. Cook the bacon pieces until almost completely cooked and browning. This will take about 10 minutes depending on the thickness of the bacon.
Step 2: whip boursin cheese and add dates to the bacon
While the bacon is cooking, whip the boursin cheese and heavy cream together with an electric hand mixed until smooth and fluffy. Spread whipped cheese mixture onto a plate or shallow bowl
When the bacon is almost completely cooked, add the dates to the pan and toss to mix evenly with the bacon. Cook for another 2-3 minutes or until the dates are soft and the bacon is browned and crisp.
Step 3: Combine everything and top with hot honey
Remove pan from heat and pour excess grease out of the pan or dab it out with a paper towel. Pour cooked bacon and dates over the cheese.
Drizzle hot honey over top and garnish with thyme and flakey sea saltServe warm with toasted slices of baguette or crackers.
Prep ahead
I find that this dip tastes best if it is served immediately while still warm. If you need to prep it ahead of time, prep the cheese layer and bacon date layer separately and store in the fridge.
When you are ready to serve, allow the cheese mixture to come to room temperature and spread into a shallow bowl. Heat the bacon and date mixture over med low in a frying pan and pour over the cheese. Garnish as instructed and serve.
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You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
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Recipe
Bacon wrapped Date Dip
Ingredients
- 5 strips strips of bacon cut into small pieces
- 5 medjool dates pitted and cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 container of boursin cheese (5.3oz) can use any herbed soft cheese or goat cheese
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- Hot honey and flakey sea salt for topping
Instructions
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add the bacon to the pan. Cook the bacon pieces until almost completely cooked and browning – about 10 minutes.
- While the bacon is cooking, whip the boursin cheese and heavy cream together with an electric hand mixed until smooth and fluffy. Spread whipped cheese mixture onto a plate or shallow bowl
- When the bacon is almost completely cooked, add the dates to the pan and toss to mix evenly with the bacon. Cook for another 2-3 minutes or until the dates are soft and the bacon is browned and crisp.
- Remove pan from heat and pour excess grease out of the pan or dab it out with a paper towel.
- Pour cooked bacon and dates over the cheese. Drizzle hot honey over top and garnish with thyme and flakey sea salt
- Serve warm with toasted slices of baguette or crackers.
Recipe Notes
- Standard pork bacon works best for this recipe. Turkey bacon will not work.
- You can use thick cut bacon but add extra cook time to ensure that it crisps properly
- You can use dried figs, apricots or prunes in place of the dates
- Garnish with any fresh herbs that you like
- Swap hot honey for regular honey if you don’t like spice
Nutrition Information
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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