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.

Why is it called devils on horseback?

One recurring suggestion fancifully suggests the name derives from "Norman raiders (who) would ride into towns wearing rashers of bacon over their armor to scare villagers". ... Recipes vary, but in general they are a variation on angels on horseback (bacon wrapped oysters), made by replacing oysters with dried fruit.

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.