Prosciutto Wrapped Dates

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: prosciutto wrapped dates, prosciutto wrapped dates with goat cheese, prosciutto wrapped goat cheese stuffed dates

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Servings: dates

Calories: 96kcal

Prosciutto wrapped dates are baked and stuffed with goat cheese for a quick and easy, yet elegant appetizer. The perfect combination of salty and sweet, just 3 ingredients, and cooks in 10 minutes!

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Equipment

Ingredients

12 Medjool dates
6 slices prosciutto
¼ cup goat cheese may use slightly more or less depending on the size of the dates

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Use a small paring knife to cut a slit into the date going lengthwise. (If there is any bit of hard stem on the end, remove that, too.) Gently pry them open to remove the pits.
Use a small measuring spoon to scoop the goat cheese into the dates. Don't overstuff them, see tips below.
Cut each slice of the prosciutto in half lengthwise, creating 12 slices. Wrap each date with a slice of prosciutto and transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake the stuffed dates until the prosciutto is crisp and the goat cheese is just beginning to ooze out, 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a serving plate.

Notes

Don't over-stuff the dates: I know it's tempting for the dates to be stuffed with as much goat cheese as possible, but don't do it. Too much cheese will just ooze out and end up on the parchment.
Use real Italian prosciutto: Real prosciutto has a good amount of fat in it and that's what we need so it will get crispy as it cooks around the goat cheese stuffed dates. Some packages say they are prosciutto, but they are products of other countries and do not have the same flavor or fat content. Check your label!
Store dates in the refrigerator: Medjool dates are a fresh fruit and they should be stored in the refrigerator. I know they look wrinkly, but they are not, in fact, dried. They can be stored for several weeks in the fridge in an airtight container.

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