My friend, Gail, introduced me to these little nibbles from heaven! We have a little get-together on Christmas Eve where we toast with prosecco cocktails and celebrate with a “Feast of 7 Appetizers!” It’s one of my favorite nights of the year and I look forward to these Bow Tie Bacon Crackers so much!
They’re incredibly simple to make, just 3 ingredients. They slow cook in the oven and the crackers absorb lots of bacon-y goodness! They get all golden brown and tender-crispy and the bacon cinches in the center of the cracker making them look a little like bow ties! You can make them ahead and refrigerate or freeze, then just warm up a bit.
I try to limit myself to just a few, one time a year, but it’s a challenge for sure! Besides being a great appetizer, I’ve also included them on a breakfast and a dessert buffet! Bacon just fits in everywhere!!
3-Simple Ingredients! Club Crackers, bacon, Parmesan cheese!
Sprinkle about a teaspoon of cheese on cracker.
Start by wrapping a half-strip of bacon across the top of the cracker, tuck about 1/4″ inch bacon under the cracker.
Wrap and stretch the bacon if needed to tuck 1/4-inch bacon around the underside. So the 2 loose ends are on the underside – this will help keep the bacon in place during baking.
All tucked, wrapped and ready to bake!
Line them up on a baking tray. I line my baking tray with parchment paper for easy clean-up.
Bake for 2 hours at 250 degrees! Smells so good!
YUM!! They can be made ahead and refrigerated or frozen.
Bow Tie Bacon Crackers
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 sleeve of Club Crackers
- 1 pound sliced bacon, cut in half use regular thin, not thick-cut bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees. I usually line my baking tray with parchment paper for easy clean up.
- Put one teaspoon of cheese on each cracker, wrap bacon around cracker (tuck about a 1/4 inch around the underside of the cracker and wrap over the top, around again, stretching to end with about a 1/4 inch tucked around the underside) and place on a baking tray.
- Bake 2 hours. Do not flip them. You can cool, and store in refrigerator for a few days or in the freezer for a month. You can warm up in the oven. They don't have to be served super hot, they're great just warm or at room temperature too.
Theses are great. To add a sweet appetizer with this savory one, just place a scant tsp. Of sugar cinnamon mixture on the cracker and wrap with bacon and bake as directed.
Great idea Vivian! I was thinking I would try a little maple syrup or brown sugar and some black pepper one of these times! Enjoy! Take care!