Maple glazed bacon wrapped dates
Ingredients
- 12 ounces bacon (thinner is better), each strip cut into two segments
- 6 ounces pitted dates (about 28)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey
- A few pinches aleppo-style mild red pepper flakes
- Flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Wind bacon around each date, securing it with a toothpick and arranging it on a rimmed, foil-lined baking sheet or roasting dish. (I didn’t line with foil and suffered the dish-washing consequences.)
- Combine cider vinegar, maple syrup, and pepper flakes in a small bowl.
- Brush or spoon over each bacon-wrapped date; you can even very briefly roll them in the mixture to coat. Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Roast for as little as 15 and up to 35 minutes, until bacon is a deep, crisp, sizzling brown — this varies a lot between brands. Check in on the early end, and then every 5 minutes thereafter, to get the color and crisp just right. If you have extra vinegar mixture, you can brush it on again in the second half of the baking time.
- Serve warm, sprinkling with more sea salt and/or pepper flakes to taste.
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