Bacon-Wrapped Figs

Ingredients

• 12 slices bacon ready-to-serve
• 2 tablespoons basil fresh chopped
• 6 large figs fresh
• 4 oz goat cheese softened
• 12  pecans toasted

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Stir together goat cheese and basil.
3. Cut figs in half lengthwise.
4. Place 1 heaping teaspoonful goat cheese mixture and 1 toasted pecan half on cut side of each fig half. Wrap 1 ready-to-serve bacon slice around each fig half, and secure with a wooden pick.
5. Place figs on a wire rack in a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan, and bake 6 to 8 minutes or until bacon is crisp and browned.
6. Note: We tested with Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon.