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Baked Cheese And Bacon Jam Bites

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Baked Cheese And Bacon Jam Bites
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Crispy bite-size shells with a warm, creamy, and savory mix of cream cheese and melted jack cheese topped with smoky bacon jam. Recipe courtesy of Safeway Culinary Kitchens and Lucerne Foods.Click Here to See More Appetizer Recipes
Servings
7
Ingredients
  • 8 slices bacon, such as safeway farms or safeway select
  • 1/3 cup apricot preserves, such as safeway select
  • 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, such as safeway kitchens
  • 4 ounce cream cheese, softened, such as lucerne
  • 1/2 cup shredded monterey jack cheese, such as lucerne
  • 1 box (15 mini cups) mini phyllo cups, such as safeway select
  • fresh thyme, for garnish
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a microwave or large skillet, cook the bacon until crisp (drain the fat), then allow to cool before cutting into pieces. Set aside.
  3. In a small saucepan, heat and mix the apricot jam and vinegar over medium heat until well combined. Next, stir in the bacon and bring the ingredients to a rolling boil. Once this is reached, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, then set aside for later use.
  4. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and shredded jack cheese with a mixing spoon.
  5. Spoon a teaspoon of the cheese mixture into each phyllo cup. Press down a bit to flatten.
  6. Top each cup with a dollop of bacon jam.
  7. Bake until the bacon jam just starts to lightly caramelize, 7 minutes.
  8. Plate and serve, garnishing with a touch of fresh thyme.
 
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