Ingredients
20 servings
- •20 wooden toothpicks
- •0.25 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- •0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
- •0.75 cup dark brown sugar
- •20 dates, pitted and left whole
- •20 whole smoked almonds
- •10 bacon slices, cut in half crosswise
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Soak toothpicks in a bowl of water. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Mix soy sauce and ground ginger together in a bowl. Place brown sugar into a separate bowl. Spread open a pitted date, then stuff it with a smoked almond. Wrap date with half a bacon slice; secure with a toothpick, then dip the bundle in soy sauce mixture, then into brown sugar. Place wrapped dates into the prepared baking dish. If desired, sprinkle a little more brown sugar over the bundles.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the bacon is brown and crisp, 15 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool for about 15 minutes before serving; serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutritional Facts
Per 20 servings
- Calories: 118
- Carbohydrate: 12g
- Fat: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Sugar: 11g