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Oh. My. Gosh. These Bacon Apple Cheese Appetizers are SO GOOD! The sweetness of the apple butter, with the cream cheese is delicious alone, then add it to a buttery Club cracker and top it with the best of all meats – B A C O N! The sweet and salty explodes in your mouth, then there’s crunch from the cracker and juice from the granny smith apple…yummmm. PLUS, they look amazing so how can you NOT resist this simple but flavorful appetizer?
After making this – and eating waaay too many, I decided this would be delicious on whole wheat toast, too.
Bacon Apple Cheese Appetizers Recipe
Are you hungry yet? You are, aren’t you? This Bacon Apple Cheese Appetizers Recipe are the perfect tailgating snack, but of course you don’t have to just serve them at your football party!
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Whip up a batch the next time the girls come over for wine club…I mean, BOOK CLUB meeting, or serve as an appetizer this holiday season!
How to Make This Bacon Apple Cheese Appetizers Recipe
- Club Crackers
- 4 ounces (1/2 cup) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup apple butter (homemade or store bought is fine)
- 5-6 Slices Bacon, cooked and crumbled or chopped into small pieces
- 1 granny smith apple
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
- 1 cup water (optional)
Mix lemon juice and water in a bowl and set aside.
Slice and core apple. Thinly slice apples and cut thin slices into quarters. Place in lemon water to avoid browning. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese and apple butter until smooth.
Remove apples from water and dry on paper towel.
Spread cheese mixture on crackers and top with a sliced apple and bacon. Layer as follows: Toast, cheese, bacon, apples.
Serve Immediately.
This Bacon Apple Cheese Appetizers Recipe makes 36!
Bacon Apple Cheese Appetizers Recipe
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Tailgating Recipe: Bacon Apple Cheese Appetizers
Ingredients
- Club Crackers
- 4 ounces 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup apple butter homemade or store bought is fine
- 5-6 Slices Bacon cooked and crumbled or chopped into small pieces
- 1 granny smith apple
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice optional
- 1 cup water optional
- Mix lemon juice and water in a bowl and set aside.
Instructions
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Slice and core apple. Thinly slice apples and cut thin slices into quarters. Place in lemon water to avoid browning. Set aside.
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In a mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese and apple butter until smooth.
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Remove apples from water and dry on paper towel.
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Spread cheese mixture on crackers and top with a sliced apple and bacon.
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Serve Immediately.
This is such a great appetizer idea – so easy and so delicious! Bacon + apple is the perfect sweet & savory combo – love it!
This looks delicious! I love apples and cheese and the only thing that could make that better is bacon. Yum 🙂
Mmmm! I love bacon on anything and everything, so this is right up my alley. Pairing it with apples and cheese sounds so yummy!
Yummy!! Looks delicious! I love the flavor combination! 🙂
Cathy
I’m always looking for a new app for parties. Thanks for sharing over at Ducks ‘n a Row.
Love it when favorite flavors all come together! Bacon cream cheese and apple…yum Happy Sunday! from best of the weekend
What a great appetizer for any Tailgate party! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
I’m just stopping by to let you know that we will be featuring your appetizers at our party tonight at 7 pm! Woo Hoo! Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you bringing such amazing things to our party. I hope to see you tonight. Lou Lou Girls
I accidentally came upon the taste of apples and bacon once before and it’s actually quite a nice mixture of flavours. This looks so easy AND yummy!
Mmmm….you had me at bacon. And cheese….Featuring this recipe tomorrow night at our Best of the Weekend Party. Thanks so much for linking up with us.
Great recipes but we found adding a sprinkling of nutmeg kicks it up just enough