Bacon-Wrapped Chorizo Stuffed Dates
Bacon-Wrapped Chorizo Stuffed Dates are everything right about party food! One bite and you’re in sweet and spicy, bacon-y heaven!
Today is a very special birthday. One of my best blogger friends, the amazing Aubrey from Real Housemoms, is turning thirty something! Aubrey is the creator of such devilishly delicious recipes as the Crock Pot Cheesy Bacon Onion Dip, Sweet Potato Clouds, and Ooey Gooey Samoas Blondies. Get ya some!
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But for real, Aubrey is amazingly sweet and generous and I’m lucky to call her my friend. I’m extra jazzed that she’s flying all the way down here for my wedding next month. (see: crazy girly time!) So, to celebrate Aubrey’s birthday I grabbed a bunch of our blogger friends, we all made something totally fun and (Aubrey) birthday party-appropriate, and bam! Instant virtual birthday party for my favorite #GIRLBOSS! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUBREY!!
Bacon-Wrapped Chorizo Stuffed Dates from Bread Booze Bacon
Free Printable Birthday Card from I Should Be Mopping The Floor
Tropical Sangria Poke Cake from Frugal Foodie Mama
S’moretini from Life Tastes Good
Margarita Cupcakes from Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits from Self Proclaimed Foodie
Chocolate Caramel Macadamia Bites from {i love} my disorganized life
Classic Chocolate Cake from It Is A Keeper
Citrus Sangria from Noshing with the Nolands
Tequila Sunrise Cupcakes from Around My Family Table
Lightened-Up Cake Batter Truffles from Happy Food Healthy Life
Samoa Martini from Wine & Glue
Buffalo Chicken Flautas from The Magical Slow Cooker
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Okay. Let’s talk about these dates. After the Blended Conference last year, we went to the Salty Sow in Phoenix. We beat the crowd, and our scheduled mingling time, so Rachel and I hit the bar! I grabbed a drink and after trying our friend Dan’s Bacon-Wrapped Chorizo Stuffed Dates I was in love. I had to make those sweet and spicy little bites of bacon-wrapped happiness mine. And now I have!
These dates are SUPER easy to make. If you’re serving them for a party, you can keep ’em warm in a chafing dish, the oven (set to warm), or a slow cooker if you’re making a bunch ahead of time. And since Aubrey and I have an affinity for bacon-wrapped goodies, they were the perfect little bite to bring to her party! And party or not, you need these in your life. Promise.
Bacon-Wrapped Chorizo Stuffed Dates
Ingredients
- 8 Medjool Dates
- ¼ pound uncooked chorizo
- 4 strips uncooked thick cut bacon
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup if desired
- 8 toothpicks
Instructions
- Cut each date in half, lengthwise, and open to reveal the pit. Removed the pit from the date and use your fingers to spread it open. Repeat with remaining dates.
- Portion chorizo into 8 even pieces. Stuff each date with one portion of the chorizo. Wrap and form the date around the chorizo.
- Cut each strip of bacon in half. Place one date on a half strip of bacon. Wrap the end of the bacon over the top of the date, and then roll the date in the bacon until it's completely covered.
- Stick a toothpick through the end of the bacon and the date to hold the bacon in place. Repeat with remaining bacon and dates.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place dates in the hot skillet, and cook on each side for about 2 minutes, or until the bacon is browned and crispy. (You'll have to press the toothpick all the way through to the other side of the date to cook all the sides. just turn the date over so the toothpick is down, and use a pair of tongs to press the date down until the toothpick goes through.)
- Remove the skillet from the heat, and drizzle the dates with syrup, if desired. (This give a little extra sweetness.)
- Serve hot.
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
Okay, so I totally didn’t put toothpicks in mine. I thought that placing the dates, bacon seam down, would do the trick, and on a couple it did. But I had a few bacon strips try to unravel. So pick your pig kids!
OMG, OMG, OMG!!!! I knew you’d gotten your inspiration from The Salty Sow! These were SO DANG GOOD! And now you have to serve them at your reception haha! I’m seriously drooling just looking at these!
Girl, you know this! I’ll make them another time you come up. 😉
Oh My Lawd Girl, do those looks good. Winner of an appetizer!!
These look amazing. I’ve had something similar at a local restaurant we love to go to. I think they added goat cheese to theirs too! YUM!
Oooo! Goat cheese would be awesome in these!!
Julie, once again my mind is blown. Bacon AND chorizo? YUM!!!
OMG! These look killer! What a great recipe!
oh my, if I was a meat-eater, I’d devour these! They sound so tasty!!
I’ll have to ask my vegetarian sister-in law if she knows any good fake bacon. I’m thinking you could totally do a spicy quinoa of something in the middle instead of chorizo.
Wowzers! I just love these, Julie! 🙂 The salty pork with the sweetness of the dates?? Drool. 😉
All the recipes are awesome. I love your appetizer, these would get any party started!
Oh my goodness! These look delish, Julie! I can’t wait to give the recipe a try!
HOLY MOLY!! These look amazing, Julie! You are the queen of everything bacon! I can’t wait to try these delicious little bites!
Um, drooling like a crazy lady over here, Julie! These bad boys have everything I love in them 🙂 Also, just defrosted some thick cut bacon so I need to make a batch of these ASAP!
Is this Mexican chorizo or the Spanish linked kind?
Hi Nancy! I used ground Mexican chorizo.