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Goat Cheese and Almond Stuffed Dates & Walnut and Blue Cheese Stuffed Dates
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Total Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients: Egg & Cheese
Actual Cooking Time: Less than 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Special Features: Make Ahead
Meal Type: Appetizers
Ingredients
14 Large soft Medjool dates, sliced lengthwise halfway through & pitted
1 oz Goat cheese, at room temperature
1 oz Reduced fat blue cheese (such as Stella), at room temperature
2 oz Neufchatel, (1/3-less-fat cream cheese), divided, at room temperature
14 Whole almonds
about 2 tbsp Walnut pieces
Preparation
Preheat toaster oven or conventional oven to 400 degrees F. Spread the almond and walnuts onto a small baking sheet and toast untilfragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove nuts from baking sheet and allow to cool. In a small bowl, stir together goat cheese and 1 oz Neufchatel until wellcombined. Using a piping bag or a small spoon, stuff 7 pitted dates with goat cheese mixture.
Gently press 2 almonds into each goat cheese-stuffed date. In a separate small bowl, stir together the blue cheese and remaining 1 ozNeufchatel until well combined. Using a piping bag or a small spoon, stuffthe remaining 7 pitted dates with blue cheese mixture.
Gently press a few walnut pieces into each blue cheese-stuffed date. If preparing stuffed dates a day in advance, refrigerate until a few hoursprior to serving. Best when served at room temperature.
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