Stuffed Dates with Gorgonzola
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With all the festivities, the invitations, the running around, the last minute shopping 🛒, planning and tight scheduling as well as other unexpected situations, there’s not much time for you to do anything extra. Even more when it comes to serving your guests fancy appetizers or bouchés which are bite-sized hors d’oeuvres. Actually, when you really think about it, you don’t have to spend much time at all to serve something both elegant and tasty.
 
When serving bouchés, you want something that can go with different types of cocktails and wines 🍷🥃🍸. The perfect hors d’oeuvres to me are something not too light in taste but definitely not overpowering. A little “zip” is acceptable but please don’t go beyond this otherwise you’ll have a bunch of dried up leftovers that night (unless your guests are starving to death).
 
Cheese 🧀 is always a good item when hosting a soirée but serving it on its own is boring (i.e. sliced cheese on a tray…). Even with crackers, it’s so unexciting. You need something to dress it up and here’s a great vessel for it… dates! Let me share with you an amazing hors d’oeuvre recipe that will be quite popular with your guests… Stuffed Dates with Gorgonzola!
 
Quick to make and loaded with flavor, this Stuffed Dates with Gorgonzola bouché goes well with almost any type of wine and definitely any cocktail. It also pairs extremely well with sparkling wines and champagne 🍾. This is one of my favorites when hosting a soirée or dinner during the Holidays. I have to warn you though… make enough because these little guys disappear fast!
 
This Holiday 🎄, you don’t have to serve the same old hors d’oeuvres to your guests. With a beautiful Homemade Balsamic Glaze, make these tasty Stuffed Dates with Gorgonzola, I’m sure you’ll be pleased with the results!
Happy Holidays!🎅
 
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Stuffed Dates with Gorgonzola

Stuffed Dates with Gorgonzola

These elegant Stuffed Dates with Gorgonzola are salty, sweet and spicy all in one! They pair well with most cocktails, wines and champagne.
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Servings 14 dates

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Passive Time 0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 14-16 large dates such as Medjool, pitted
  • 4 ounces light cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3 tbsp. Gorgonzola cheese, room temperature
  • 14-16 large pecans
  • 1 tsp. blackstrap molasses tips & tricks
  • 1 tsp. balsamic glaze see Recipe
  • cayenne pepper, lightly sprinkled, for garnish

Directions
 

  • Using a sharp knife, cut a slit lengthwise down the center of each date, but not all the way through, open and set aside.
  • In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and Gorgonzola.
  • Fill each date with about ½ tsp. of the cheese mixture. Smooth out the top and place 1 pecan on each date. Transfer the dates to a serving tray.
  • In a small bowl, combine balsamic glaze and molasses.
  • Drizzle the molasses mixture over the dates and then lightly sprinkle with cayenne pepper.
  • If not serving right away, skip the drizzle and cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate until needed. Bring them to room temperature and drizzle with molasses mixture before serving.

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