The origins of the name are mysterious, and perhaps derived from the dish's diabolical shades of black and red. Or as a play on angels on horseback, which is oysters wrapped in bacon, or anges a cheval, a French dish.

What is the difference between angels on horseback & devils on horseback?

A Victorian hors d'œuvre that has died a death in recent decades; an angel on horseback is simply an oyster wrapped in bacon and grilled; a devil is a tea-soaked prune treated the same way.

What are devil's on horseback made of?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Devils on horseback are a hot appetizer or savoury small dish of bacon-wrapped dried fruit stuffed with various ingredients like cheese and nuts wrapped in bacon or similar pork like prosciutto or pancetta.