Devils on Horseback

Name: Devils on Horseback
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 10 slices 10 bacon slices, cut in half crosswise; 177 milliliters dark brown sugar; 20 dates, pitted and left whole; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 59 milliliters reduced-sodium soy sauce; 20 whole smoked almonds; 20 wooden toothpicks

Devils on Horseback might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One serving contains 105 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 20. Head to the store and pick up wooden toothpicks, almonds, dates, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Soak the toothpicks in a bowl of water. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Ingredients you will need

Water

Equipment you will use

Baking Pan

Toothpicks

Bowl

Oven

In a bowl, mix together the soy sauce and ground ginger.

Ingredients you will need

Ginger Powder

Soy Sauce

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Place the brown sugar into a shallow bowl.

Ingredients you will need

Brown Sugar

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Spread open a pitted date, then stuff it with a smoked almond. Wrap the date with half a bacon slice, secure it with a toothpick, dip the bundle in soy sauce mixture, and then dip it into brown sugar.

Ingredients you will need

Brown Sugar

Soy Sauce

Almonds

Dip

Bacon

Dates

Wrap

Equipment you will use

Toothpicks

Place the wrapped dates into the prepared baking dish. If desired, sprinkle a little more brown sugar over the bundles.

Ingredients you will need

Brown Sugar

Dates

Equipment you will use

Baking Pan

Bake in the preheated oven until the bacon is brown and crisp, 15 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool for about 15 minutes before serving; serve warm or at room temperature.

Ingredients you will need

Bacon

Equipment you will use

Oven