Best 5 Apple Bacon Cheddar Crostini Recipes

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.

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:

• 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.

APPLE-CHEDDAR SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crisp, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to paper towels to drain; let cool slightly, then roughly chop. Pour out all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings from the pot.
• Increase the heat under the pot to medium high. Add the onion, apples and potato and cook, stirring frequently, until the apples are soft, about 8 minutes. Add the chicken broth, apple juice, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer and cook until the potato is soft, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in all but 2 tablespoons of the cheddar until melted. Working in batches, transfer the soup to a blender and puree. Return to the pot and season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Spread the bread with the mustard and sprinkle with the reserved 2 tablespoons cheese. Broil until the cheese melts, about 30 seconds, then cut into 1-inch squares. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the bacon, chives, cheese croutons and more pepper.