Serve these Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates with Walnuts and Mint at your next party. They make a quick and easy appetizer that everyone loves.
This easy appetizer of Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates is a favourite of mine and I serve it in all seasons. Soft and tender Medjool dates stuffed with creamy goat cheese, toasted walnuts and fresh mint are fun finger food!
These little two-bite snacks are perfect for a holiday appetizer tray too. There’s no need to choose between naughty and nice, as one look at the list of ingredients below will tell you they’re ALL nice!
These goat-cheese stuffed dates are just as popular as my Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Dates. When you serve these, you can feel good that you’ve provided an option for your friends who are following a vegetarian or gluten-free diet, too.
Medjool dates are soft and luscious, and they have an amber-brown, slightly crinkly skin. They work perfectly in this recipe because you can bite into them easily without squashing the filling out.
How to make Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates
- Carefully make a small slice in the side of each date and remove the pit.
- Stuff each date with a teaspoon of goat cheese.
- Press a toasted walnut half and a fresh mint leaf into the goat cheese and serve!
Don’t forget the fresh mint! You’ll understand why when you taste it.
Last week, my brother picked the mint leaf off before he bit into one of these, and we all protested–loudly–until he complied and popped it in his mouth, too. That little leaf of fresh mint is necessary, it’s integral, and it’s essential. It’s really good. Enjoy!
Dates Stuffed with Goat Cheese, Walnuts and Mint
Ingredients
- 12 soft Medjool dates
- 1/4 cup creamy goat cheese
- 12 walnut halves, lightly toasted
- 12 leaves fresh mint
Instructions
- Carefully make a small slice in the side of each date and remove the pit.
- Stuff each date with a teaspoon of goat cheese.
- Press a toasted walnut half and a fresh mint leaf into the goat cheese.
- Serve.
Nutrition
You might also like these other finger food recipes:
- Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese and Maple Walnuts
- Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Dates
- Mini Cheese Balls on a Stick
- 20 Easy Finger-Food Appetizers
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