24 dates ▢4 oz goat cheese or cream cheese ▢8-12 slices bacon ▢toothpicks
Preheat oven to 350°.
Prep the bacon by cutting the slices in half or in thirds, based on how long it is and how big your dates are.
Cut the dates lengthwise along one side and pull out the seed. (You do not want to cut through the entire date just one side.) Using a spoon, stuff a small amount of goat cheese into the date.
Wrap bacon around stuffed dates and hold it together by inserting a toothpick through the bacon and the date.
sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Flip the dates over to their other sides and bake an additional 10 or so minutes. Serve