Appetizer Recipes
Bacon-Wrapped Cheese Bites
Take ordinary cheese bites to a new level with these Bacon-Wrapped Cheese Bites. Made with apricot preserves, jalapeño slices, bacon and cheese, these appetizers will fly off the plate.
Prep: 10 min | Cook: 20 min | Yield: 18 cheese bites
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons apricot preserves
- 18 slices Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon*
- 18 drained pickled jalapeño slices
- 6 sticks Kraft or Polly-O 2% Milk Mozzarella String Cheese, cut into thirds
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cover rimmed baking sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray.
- Spread 1 teaspoon preserves onto each bacon slice.
- Top each jalapeño slice with 1 cheese piece; wrap with bacon slice, preserves side facing in. Secure with wooden picks.
- Stand wrapped cheese pieces on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted; cool slightly.
- Transfer wrapped cheese pieces to platter. Drizzle with any glaze remaining on baking sheet.
Notes
* You will need to purchase 2 (2.52 ounce) packages Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon to get the 18 bacon slices needed to prepare this recipe.
These cheese-topped pickled jalapeño slices can be wrapped with the preserves-topped bacon slices ahead of time. Refrigerate up to 24 hours before baking as directed.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Kraft Heinz Company