much of the mix as possible. wash hands in between dipping dates into each flavor so they don't mix with the others. place each flavored date on a piece of foil keeping like flavors together.
place foil sheets on two baking sheets - two on one baking sheet, three on the other. it's important that the foil pieces have a wall around each edge so flavors don't mix (it also makes for easy cleanup). bake until bacon is crisp, about 15 minutes. i like the plate these individually so everyone has a "flight." or you can just use five small plates or one large plate with the dates piled. labels would 