Best 8 Apple Bacon Cheddar Crostini Recipes

APPLE, BACON, & CHEDDAR CROSTINI

Steps:

• In a non-stick frying pan, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil. Add apples. Stir often and cook on medium heat until tender and lightly browned.
• When apples are soft, add brown sugar, apple juice, rosemary, thyme, and salt. After a minute add onion and cook until onion is ready. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
• Heat oven to 450F. Place baguette slices in a single layer on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush each slice using 1 tbsp of olive oil. Bake 3-5 minutes or until toasted.
• Turn slices over. Add cheddar to apple and bacon mixture in frying pan. Stir completely. Place approx. 1 tbsp of mixture on the top of each baguette slice.
• Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Garnish with a swig of thyme, if desired. Serve immediately.

APPLE BACON CHEDDAR CROSTINI

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon; set aside. Reserve drippings in skillet.
• Cook apples and gingerroot in bacon drippings over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and tender. Stir in brown sugar, thyme and salt. Cook 1 minute; stir in apple juice. Cook 1 minute; remove from heat. Cool completely.
• Heat oven to 450°F. Place baguette slices in single layer on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until toasted. Turn slices over; brush with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Bake 3 to 5 minutes longer or until toasted.
• In skillet, add cheese and bacon to apples; toss. Place about 1 tablespoon apple mixture on each baguette slice. Bake 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish with thyme sprigs. Serve immediately.

APPLE BACON CHEDDAR CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F
• Scatter the baguette slices on a large baking sheet and drizzle with EVOO, salt and pepper
• Put into oven and toast for a few minutes
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy, about 4-5 minutes
• With a slotted spoon, remove bacon and reserve fat
• Add the onions to the hot bacon fat and caramelize for 10 minutes
• Add in the apple
• Season with salt and pepper; cook for another few minutes
• Remove from heat and put into a serving bowl
• Top with cheese and serve with crostini alongside

AGED CHEDDAR, APPLE AND BACON CROSTINI

Steps:

• Instructions Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain. When cool enough to handle, crumble bacon. Top each apple slice with cheddar. Drizzle with maple syrup; sprinkle with bacon.

HONEYCRISP APPLE, CHEDDAR, BACON AND DANDELION CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add about 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large saute pan. Lay the bacon strips in the pan and bring the pan to a medium heat. Cook the bacon until browned and crisp. Drain the bacon on paper towels. DO NOT ditch the bacon fat. Reserve it for finishing the crostini.
• Toast the bread slices lightly on both sides in the oven. Remove the toast from the oven and arrange a thin layer of the sliced apples on each toast. Top the apples with the cheese and return the toasts to the oven. Bake the crostini until the cheese starts to melt and get bubbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Place 2 bacon strips on each crostino and return to the oven for 1 to 2 minutes.
• While the crostini are doing their final toast, ditch about half the bacon fat. Heat the remaining bacon fat in the pan and whisk in the vinegar. Turn the heat off and toss in the dandelion greens, season with salt and stir to coat the greens with the vinaigrette.
• Remove the crostini from the oven, cut the bread in half and then top with the wilted dandelion greens.

ALMOND-BACON CHEESE CROSTINI

Steps:

• Place bread slices on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400° until lightly browned, 8-9 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the cheese, mayonnaise, almonds, bacon, onion and salt. Spread over bread. Bake until cheese is melted, 7-8 minutes. Sprinkle with additional almonds if desired. Serve warm.

APPLE BACON CHEDDAR BAKE

Steps:

• Mix apples with the sugar and layer in rows into a 13x9 pan. Cover the apples with cheese and sprinkle with bacon. Beat remaining ingredients together. Pour evenly over apples, cheese, and bacon. Bake at 375 F for 35-40 minutes until lightly browned. Serve warm. Serves 8.

APPLE, BACON, AND CHEDDAR PANINI

Steps:

• Preheat a panini press.
• Butter 2 of the bread slices. Place 1 slice on the panini press, buttered-side-down. Arrange Cheddar cheese on the bread; lay unbuttered bread on top. Place bacon and apple on top; cover with the remaining slice of bread, buttered side-up. Close the press and cook until panini is browned, about 4 minutes.