Roasted Dates Stuffed with Pine Nuts in Honey

1 cup toasted pine nuts

½ cup white wine, or as needed

¼ cup honey, or as needed

½ cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

2 cups dates - pitted and cut lengthwise to the center

ground black pepper to taste

salt to taste

1 cup honey, warmed

½ cup slivered, toasted almonds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.

Soak pine nuts in a bowl with white wine and 1/4 cup honey to infuse flavor, at least 30 minutes. Drain.

Mix Gorgonzola cheese and pine nuts together in a bowl. Spread dates open slightly; season the inside of each date with black pepper. Spoon Gorgonzola mixture into each date. Season the outside of each date with salt.

Arrange stuffed dates in a baking dish. Cover with 1 cup honey.

Bake in the preheated oven until warmed, about 10 minutes. Transfer cooked dates to a serving platter. Garnish with almonds.