devils on horseback

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Ingredients

  • 12 strips of bacon, halved crosswise
  • 24 dates, pitted
  • 6 squares of bittersweet baker's chocolate, broken into shards
  • Fleur de sel or other coarse sea salt
  • 12 marcona almonds, halved
  • ½ jalapeño, seeded and thinly sliced into 1/4-inch pieces

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 300°. Arrange the bacon on a baking sheet and warm in the oven for 15 seconds, then remove and let cool. Turn the oven up to 400°.
2. Stuff each date with a piece of chocolate, a few grains of fleur de sel, half a marcona almond and a piece of jalapeño. Wrap each date with a strip of bacon and place on a baking sheet, seam side down.
3. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until the bacon is golden brown. Serve immediately.