Baked Cheese And Bacon Jam Bites
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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.