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Prosciutto-Wrapped Dates with Goat Cheese
Medjool dates stuffed with tangy goat cheese, wrapped in salty prosciutto, and roasted
⏱️ Prep: 20min🍳 Cook: 12min⏰ Total: 32min👥 Serves: 24🌡️ hot
✓ gluten-free
⚠️ Contains: 🥛 Dairy
Ingredients
- 24Medjool dates(pitted)
- 6 ozgoat cheese(softened)
- 12 slicesprosciutto(halved lengthwise)
- 2 tbsphoney(for drizzling)
- 1 tspfresh rosemary(minced)
- 0.25 tspblack pepper(freshly cracked)
📝 Make Ahead
Dates can be stuffed and wrapped up to 24 hours ahead; refrigerate. Bake just before serving.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line baking sheet with parchment paper
- Slice dates lengthwise and open like a book
- Fill each date with about 1 teaspoon goat cheese
- Close date around cheese
- Wrap each stuffed date with half slice of prosciutto
- Arrange seam-side down on prepared baking sheet
- Bake 10-12 minutes until prosciutto is crispy
- Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with rosemary and pepper
- Let cool 2 minutes before serving
💡 Pro Tips
Medjool dates are essential - their large size and caramel-like flesh are superior to other varieties. Room temperature goat cheese is easier to pipe or spoon. The prosciutto should be thin enough to crisp without overcooking the dates. Blue cheese is an excellent substitute for goat cheese.
📜 History
The combination of dates with cheese and cured pork is a Mediterranean tradition dating back centuries. This particular preparation gained popularity in American entertaining in the 2000s, combining Spanish, Italian, and Middle Eastern influences into one perfect bite.
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