Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates
Easy and delicious snack made by stuffing dates with goat cheese and walnuts. Then top with a drizzle of hot honey.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 16 large Medjool dates pitted
- 4 ounces Goat cheese or ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup Walnuts or nuts of choice
- ¼ cup hot honey
Instructions
- To pit the 16 large Medjool dates, use a sharp knife to cut them lengthwise in half to remove the seeds.
- Slightly open each date and stuff them with about one teaspoon of the 4 ounces Goat cheese.
- Top each stuffed date with walnuts from the ¼ cup Walnuts and gently press them into the goat cheese filling.
- To serve cold, simply drizzle with hot honey (you will need about ¼ cup hot honey) and serve.
- If serving warm. Place the stuffed dates (without the honey) on a parchment-lined sheet pan and bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate, drizzle with hot honey, and serve.
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Notes
- Soft and large Medjool dates work best for stuffing with cheese.
- You can use any other cheese of your choice. Ricotta and goat cheese taste best.
- If you do not want to use hot honey, use normal honey.
- Serve it cold as is, or if you prefer it served warm and soft, then bake it for about 8-10 minutes.
- Pecans or whole almonds work well, too, if you don't have walnuts.
Nutrition
Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 359mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 219IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg