Stuffed Dates

Stuffed Dates Eid Ul Fitr Recipe

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

Directions:

Preheat toaster oven or conventional oven to 400 degrees F.
Spread the almond and walnuts onto a small baking sheet and toast until fragrant, 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 well combined. 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 oz neufchatel until well combined. Using a piping bag or a small spoon, stuff the 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 hours prior to serving.