British
Devils on Horseback
Prunes stuffed with almonds and blue cheese, wrapped in bacon
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Prep20 minCook22 minTotal42 minServes24Temphot
✓ gluten-free
⚠ Contains: 🥛 Dairy, tree-nuts
Recipe
Ingredients
- 24pitted prunes(large, soft)
- 4 ozblue cheese(Stilton or Gorgonzola)
- 24Marcona almonds
- 12 slicesbacon(cut in half)
- toothpicks
- honey(optional drizzle)
Make Ahead
Stuff and wrap up to 24 hours ahead. Refrigerate and bake when ready.
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 400°F
- 2Make small slit in each prune to open
- 3Press small amount of blue cheese into prune
- 4Add one almond to each
- 5Wrap each stuffed prune with half-slice bacon
- 6Secure with toothpick
- 7Arrange on rack set over baking sheet
- 8Bake 18-22 minutes until bacon is crispy
- 9Optional: drizzle with honey while hot
- 10Serve warm
Notes
Pro Tips
Use soft, plump prunes - dried-out ones are difficult to stuff. Quality blue cheese makes a difference. The honey drizzle is non-traditional but delicious.
History & Origin
Devils on horseback originated in Victorian England as a savoury course. The name plays on "Angels on Horseback" (bacon-wrapped oysters). They've remained a British cocktail party staple for over a century.
Cocktail Pairings
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Pairs Well With
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