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bacon wrapped bites on a plate with toothpick.

Easy Bacon Bites

Garnish With Lemon
This family recipe for Bacon Cream Cheese Bites is one of our most popular appetizers. They disappear every time we make them!
4.71 from 178 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Appetizers
Cuisine American
Servings 10 servings
Calories 415 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 loaf English Muffin Bread or Pepperidge Farm Original White Bread
  • 1 12-ounce tub reduced fat cream cheese spread
  • 1½ cup chopped fresh chives
  • 1 pound bacon regular thickness

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Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Set aside.
  • Cut crusts off bread
    1 loaf English Muffin Bread or Pepperidge Farm Original White Bread
  • Use a knife or offset spreader to spread a thin layer of cream cheese on each slice of bread. Sprinkle ½ teaspoon of chives on top of cream cheese.
    1 12-ounce tub reduced fat cream cheese spread, 1½ cup chopped fresh chives
  • Starting at one end, roll each slice of bread into a tight cylinder. Wrap a slice of bacon around each cylinder, spiraling to cover the whole piece of bread. Cut each cylinder in half. (I use my kitchen shears.)
    1 pound bacon
  • Place on baking sheet and bake until crispy and bacon is cooked through, about 20-30 minutes. Serve warm.

Notes

  • The type of bread you use makes a big difference in the outcome. Make sure you use English muffin toasting bread or Pepperidge Farm Original White Bread. If you try to use regular wheat bread, you will not get the same crunchy results.
Time saving tip: Want to make this even easier? Buy a tub of spreadable chive and garlic cream cheese and use instead of the plain cream cheese and fresh chives.
Make these ahead of time and store in an airtight container until ready to bake,
Grilling Directions:
Preheat grill to 425°F.
Line a baking pan with foil and place a cooling rack on top of the foil. This makes sure the bacon cream cheese bites don't sit in the grease as they cook and allows them to get extra crispy!
Set the bacon cream cheese bites on prepared pan and grill for 20 minutes and turn them. Grill another 8-10 minutes or until crispy.

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Nutrition

Serving: 3appetizersCalories: 415kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 81mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 262IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition info not guaranteed to be accurate.

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