Bacon Raspberry Cheese Bites

My Bacon Raspberry Cheese Bites are salty, sweet, cheesy, crunchy, and loaded with flavor perfect to start any meal or party! These easy bacon and cheese bites are simple, delicious, and loaded with flavor.

This recipe is a party staple just like oureasy bacon cheddar cheese dip, our brown sugar bacon wrapped scallops, Easy Bang Bang Shrimp Recipe, our Sweet and Spicy Guinness Snack Mix Recipe, and our Bacon Wrapped Cheddar and Garlic Jalapeno Poppers – these easy cheese bites are a great way to start off any dinner or dinner party!

At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

How To Make Cheese Raspberry Bacon Tarts

These tarts are so simple and are quick to whip up in a hurry. Sometimes I forget I signed up to bring an appetizer to a party and this is always my go-to. During the holidays I use cranberry sauce instead of raspberry jam.

Bacon Raspberry Cheese Bite Ingredients

We designed these easy cheesy bacon and cheese bites to use only a few ingredients that are widely available and easy to find.

• Package phyllo cups (1.9 ounce) – these super simple cups are easy to find at Walmart and are the basis for the tarts.
• Brie or camembert cheese (8 ounces) – you can pick whichever cheese you prefer. These cheeses melt well and combine with the other ingredients splendidly.
• Raspberry preserves (4 tbsp) – jam brings the sweetness to these cups.
• Cooked bacon (4 slices, finely chopped) – perfectly crispy bacon adds a wonderful savory salty bite.

Steps to Make Bacon Raspberry Cheese Bites

Once you have assembled the ingredients, use this method:

Assemble Cups

Remove the cups from the package and arrange them on a small baking sheet.

Add Cheese

Remove the rind of the cheese and divide into 15 even pieces and place one in each of the cups.

Add Preserves

Add 1 teaspoon of raspberry preserves to each of the cups.

Top with Bacon and Bake

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Top each cup with crumbled bacon and bake for 5 to 7 minutes until the cheese has melted.

Tips and Tricks for making Bacon Raspberry Cheese Bites

Drain Bacon. Let bacon rest on paper towels to drain off excess grease before adding to cheese dip – letting the grease drain off will help your bacon get extra crunchy and perfect for this cheesy dip!

How to Cook Bacon. To get perfect crunchy bacon, there are two methods – use pan fried bacon that you let cool, and then crumble – or cut it and pan fry bits to crunchy.

Mix it Up. We prefer using preserves over jams or jellies, because we like the slightly more tart, chunky fruit style and less sweet jellies that are thin. I like using these jams: Tart cherry preserves, Lingonberry jam, and Blueberry preserves.

Bacon Bits. To cut bacon bits, I like to cut it with kitchen scissors when still cold, then pan fry until brown and crispy. Bacon is easier to cut when cold – and we find it crisps up more evenly to cut before cooking instead of crumbling after cooking whole slices of bacon.

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Bacon Raspberry Cheese Bite FAQs

These cheese bites are perfect to prep ahead of a party, because you can assemble them and wrap them in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until ready to bake.
They can store for up to two days in the fridge before serving.

You’ll know bacon cheese bites are done when the dough has lightly browned and cheese is melted and bubbly.