Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • ½ stick unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tablespoons bourbon or whiskey
  • 13 strips medium thick-cut bacon cut in half
  • 25 pitted Medjool dates
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 325°.
  • Add the brown sugar, butter and whipped cream to a medium-size saucepot and cook over low to medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until cooked and smooth. See notes on the texture below. Set aside.
  • Remove it from the heat, whisk in the bourbon, and set aside.
  • Wrap each date in a ½ slice piece of bacon and set aside.
  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and place each bacon-wrapped date bacon seam side down and cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until the bacon is browned and crispy. See note on cooking it batches.
  • Drain the rendered bacon fat and add the crisp bacon-wrapped dates back into the pan and pour the caramel over top.
  • Bake in the oven at 325° for 15-17 minutes.
  • Serve hot.