bacon wrapped cream cheese
While cooking & chatting with a good friend, about recipes of course, with our love for cream cheese & another great ingredient bacon, we decided to create these amazing little appetizers. Taking bread as the vessel & adding a cream cheese mixture, wrapping in bacon and seasoning with Old Bay. These turned out fabulous. They have become the most requested, first to disappear & most talked about appetizer at my gatherings. Make several batches for the big game; everyone gobbles them up. I've made these a couple hours to overnight and refrigerated them before cooking. Then cook as guests arrive.
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When we first saw this appetizer recipe we thought it looked interesting. What's not to love - bacon, cream cheese, and bread? We were not disappointed. These little gems are like eating a cream cheese crouton wrapped in bacon. We loved the smoky flavor and crunch of the bread. You will not be able to eat just one. These little appetizers will be a big hit at your next party.
Ingredients For bacon wrapped cream cheese
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12 slicehickory bacon, thick cut
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8 slicesandwich bread
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8 ozcream cheese garlic & herb flavor
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1/2 tspsmoked paprika
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3 TbspOld Bay seasoning
How To Make bacon wrapped cream cheese
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1Add 1/2 tsp smoky paprika to the 8 oz tub of garlic & herb-flavored cream cheese. Mix until combined. On 4 slices of bread, generously spread the cream cheese mixture and top with another slice of bread. -
2Cut off the bread crust. Cut each sandwich in 3 rows, turn and cut in half making 6 bites.
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3Cut 12 slices of bacon in half. Wrap each bite with a slice of bacon, secure with a toothpick. Cover a cookie sheet with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Add wrapped bacon bites to prepared pan. Sprinkle Old Bay Seasoning over each one.
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4Place in the center rack of a 400* F oven and cook for 25-30 minutes, until bacon is brown and cooked.
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5For a crisper bacon, place under the broiler for approximately 1 minute (watch them or they will burn). Getcha one before they disappear! Enjoy.
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