Blue cheese stuffed dates with maple pecans recipe

Name: Blue cheese stuffed dates with maple pecans
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 12 pecan halves; 3 tbsp maple syrup; 12 Medjool dates (from a 200g pack), stoned and sliced open; 70g Roquefort, thinly sliced; a few thyme sprigs, to serve

A simple starter that is ready in no time and will be a real crowd-pleaser. Bursting with flavour, it will be hard to have just one of these sweet and sticky delights.

See method

Makes 12
15 mins plus cooling
92 calories / serving

Gluten-free

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Tesco Pecan Halves 200G
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Offer valid for delivery from 30/09/2026 until 26/10/2026
12 pecan halves
£3.50
£17.50/kg
Tesco Finest Grade A Amber Maple Syrup 330G
3 tbsp maple syrup
£6.85
£20.76/kg
Tesco Finest Medjool Dates 200G
12 Medjool dates (from a 200g pack), stoned and sliced open
£2.60
£13.00/kg
Tesco Roquefort Cheese 100 G
70g Roquefort, thinly sliced
£2.80
£28.00/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Thyme 20G
a few thyme sprigs, to serve
£0.50
£25.00/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 5, 190°C, fan 170°C. Spread the pecans out on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with half the maple syrup, season lightly with salt and bake for 5 mins. Stir well to coat in the syrup, then return to the oven for 2-3 mins until glazed. Stir again and set aside to cool.
Stuff the dates with the Roquefort and top each with a pecan half. Arrange on a serving platter, scatter over the thyme and drizzle with the remaining maple syrup.