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Florida Orange Juice Glaze
- 1 cup Florida Orange Juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, plus more to taste
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
Bacon-Wrapped Dates
- 18 Medjool dates, pitted
- 4 ounces goat cheese, softened
- ½ tablespoon honey
- 8-9 slices thin-cut bacon, halved crosswise into 3-inch strips
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375°F and set a wire rack over a foil or parchment-lined sheet pan.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the orange juice, honey, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer and reduce, stirring occasionally, until the glaze just coats the back of a spoon, about 10 to 12 minutes. Pull from the heat slightly early; the glaze will continue to thicken as it cools. You should have roughly ⅓ cup of glaze. Reserve 2 tablespoons of cooled glaze for the filling and keep the remaining glaze warm for brushing.
- In a small bowl, whisk the softened goat cheese with the reserved 2 tablespoons of cooled glaze and ½ tablespoon honey until smooth and pipeable. Transfer to a small piping bag or a zip-top bag with the corner snipped.
- Pipe about 1½ to 2 teaspoons of filling into the cavity of each pitted date. Chill the stuffed dates for 10 minutes to firm up the cheese. Be careful not to overfill, or the goat cheese will leak out during cooking.
- Wrap each stuffed date with a half-strip of thin-cut bacon and secure with a cocktail pick. Place seam-side down on the rack, evenly spaced.
- Bake on the middle rack for 15-17 minutes, then flip each date and bake for another 15–18 minutes, until the bacon is deeply rendered and crisp on both sides.
- Move the oven rack to the upper-middle position and switch the oven to broil. Broil the dates for 60–90 seconds, watching closely until the bacon is deeply bronzed and crisp. Remove immediately and brush each date generously with warm glaze.
- Brush one final layer of warm glaze over the dates for fresh gloss before serving. Finish with a light sprinkle of red pepper flakes and serve.
Nutrition Facts
6 servings
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Amount per serving
Calories280
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g24%
Saturated Fat 7g42%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 28mg9%
Sodium 373mg16%
Total Carbohydrate 28g9%
Dietary Fiber 2g7%
Total Sugars 25g
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin D 0mcg1%
Calcium 43mg4%
Iron 1mg5%
Potassium 294mg8%
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nutrition information is sourced from Spoonacular and the USDA. Values are estimates that may vary based on ingredients and preparation methods and may not reflect the most recent updates to these databases.
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