Welcome to another monthly Key Ingredient Challenge! This month we were challenged to use apples in our recipe – a PERFECT ingredient choice! Doesn’t everyone have extra apples sitting in the bottom of their fridge right now?! I was in a savoury mood when I planned this one, so I cooked up some apple, bacon, & cheddar crostini appetizers!
Ingredients:
10 slices of french baguette
1 apple (granny smith), peeled and chopped
6 slices cooked bacon
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1/4 of a red onion
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. apple juice
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. rosemary
1/4 tsp. thyme
pinch of salt
Heat oven to 450F. Place baguette slices in a single layer on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush each slice using 1 tbsp of olive oil. Bake 3-5 minutes or until toasted.
In a non-stick frying pan, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil. Add apples. Stir often and cook on medium heat until tender and lightly browned.
When apples are soft, add brown sugar, apple juice, rosemary, thyme, and salt. After a minute add onion and cook until onion is ready. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes. Once cool – add cheddar to mixture. Your nose will be SO happy you are making this at this point!
Turn baguette slices over. Place approx. 1 tbsp of apple, bacon & cheddar mixture on the top of each baguette slice to complete the crostinis.
Once they come out, serve them immediately.
My husband, my mother-in-law, and my one year old gave these appetizers rave reviews! They will definitely make some repeat appearances in our kitchen!
For those of you who like the recipe, here’s an easy printable version :)
Apple, Bacon, & Cheddar Crostini
A quick and delicious savoury appetizer made with apple, bacon, and cheddar, served on sliced baguettes.
Ingredients
- 10 slices of french baguette
- 1 apple (granny smith), peeled and chopped
- 6 slices cooked bacon
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
- 1/4 of a red onion
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. apple juice
- 1 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp. rosemary
- 1/4 tsp. thyme
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a non-stick frying pan, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil. Add apples. Stir often and cook on medium heat until tender and lightly browned.
- When apples are soft, add brown sugar, apple juice, rosemary, thyme, and salt. After a minute add onion and cook until onion is ready. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Heat oven to 450F. Place baguette slices in a single layer on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush each slice using 1 tbsp of olive oil. Bake 3-5 minutes or until toasted.
- Turn slices over. Add cheddar to apple and bacon mixture in frying pan. Stir completely. Place approx. 1 tbsp of mixture on the top of each baguette slice.
- Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Garnish with a swig of thyme, if desired. Serve immediately.
You had me at crostini….and bacon…and cheese…and apple. Ok, this just sounds delicious! Pinning :)
Hahaha. Can’t go wrong with those ingredients, right?!
I could eat the whole platter of these! What a great flavor combo Lindi!
Thanks Emily! They are seriously delicious!!!
These look amazing!! Pinning this one! Oh, and what recipe plug-in do you use?
Thanks for sharing!!! I use the EasyRecipe plug in :)
These look mouthwatering, Lindi! I bet those flavours are amazing when carmelized! Pinning!
Thank you!! They are SO delicious! Let me know if you try them :)
The combo of flavors you used for this crostini seriously sound SO good! I’m drooling!
Thanks Sarah! I may have drooled over them a bit too… Lol.
I think it might be impossible to go wrong with any recipe that has bacon, cheese, and bread! Plus that sweet apple with salty bacon and cheese combo sounds heavenly!
It is heavenly! My family seriously could not get enough!
My word…I JUST ate lunch, but I could eat these on top of it right now! Thanks for joining us at the #HomeMattersParty – we hope to see you again next week! Feel free to bring a friend with you :) Happy Friday! #TGIF
Thanks Kristen! They are worth it :)
Oh yes please! As much as I love sweet things – I’m a sucker for savouries! Especially when it involves bacon ;)
I’m definitely making this – will have it with some low carb pancakes or something. .
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Haha, or just a main course salad! Hope you try them!
You had me at bacon! These look amazing!
Thank you so much! Let me know how you like them if you make them!
Wow, those flavors sound amazing together. I want this right now.
Thanks Leia! I’m no food blogger, but I’m learning some great combos!
This recipe looks and sounds so tasty! Thank you for sharing with us at Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party!
Thank you! It is very tasty!!
Totally salivating. Love the flavour combination. Pinning!
Thanks for sharing.
Maple Sugar
Thank you!
What a delicious combo- I’m not normally a big onion person (love the flavor but not the texture) but these look like something I can get on board with. Thanks for sharing!
I stopped by from Hit Me With Your Best Shot.
Thank you Jessy! Honestly, I’m not a huge onion person either, but they just add a bit of flavour to this dish that I love! But if you don’t like it… just make them without the onion – it’ll be just as good!
Yum! This has all the flavors that I love eating together. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.
Thanks Arlene! Glad you could stop by!
Oh my goodness these look so good! I would never have thought to mix bacon, apples and cheese but this sounds super yummy. Pinning
Thank you Sydney!! It is a delicious combination – trust me!
ooooh, my boyfriend would LOVE this recipe! he is the biggest bacon fan ever!
Thanks so much for sharing at Talented Tuesday Link Party, hope to see you again this week!
Thanks Kristina :) My husband definitely loved them!
Oh my — Now I am seriously hungry! Thanks for linking up at Motivational Monday. Hope to see you link up again tonight!
Thanks Becky!! Always happy to link up!
Oh my, these do look and sound delicious! Heading to the fridge to see if there are any apples left! Thank you for sharing it at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Blessings, Deborah
Hope you enjoy them if you like them!! They are delicious :)