Maple Nut-filled Dates

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 10 medjool dates
• 1/4 cup soft cheese (see note above)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 cut dates in half lengthwise and remove pits. spoon about 1/2 teaspoon cheese into the cavity of each date half. arrange dates on a serving plate.
• 2 melt butter in a 1- to 2-quart pan over low heat, then increase heat to medium and cook until butter is foamy and starting to brown. add nuts and stir constantly for 1 minute. add syrup and reduce heat to maintain a simmer. cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. remove from heat.
• 3 lift nuts from the syrup with a slotted spoon and press a few pieces into the soft cheese in each date. drizzle syrup over the dates and serve warm.