INGREDIENTS

• 1 8 oz block Cream Cheese room temp

• 1 8 oz log Goat Cheese room temp

• ¾ cup Dates seeds removed and roughly chopped

• ¾ cup Precooked Chopped Bacon (or 3.5oz bag pre cooked bacon)

• 2 tablespoon Hot Honey plus more for finishing

• Grilled Ciabatta, Rosemary or Garlic Crackers, Toasted Baguettes for serving

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 400F degrees.

• Add room temp cream cheese and goat cheese to a bowl and use a hand mixer to whip for 1 minute or until smooth, creamy, and fluffy. Pour into a small cast iron or oven save baking dish (about 6-8” wide)

• In a separate bow, mix together cooked bacon, chopped dates and 2 tablespoon hot honey and stir until combined.

• Place the hot honey date bacon mixture in the center of the goat cheese filled baking dish and smooth out the top.

• Bake at 400 for 18-20 minutes or until goat cheese is puffy and bubbling and the dates and bacon are warmed through and slightly crispy.

• Remove from the oven and add an extra drizzle of hot honey and serve with Grilled ciabatta, rosemary or garlic crackers or even toasted baguettes.