Cheesy Baked Candied Bacon Crackers
This Cheesy Baked Candied Bacon Crackers recipe will quickly become your new favorite appetizer! They are smokey, sweet, and have a slight kick of spice from red pepper flakes. The bacon fat renders into the crackers making them have a chewy and addicting crisp texture that melts in your mouth! Save this one for your next party or get-together.
How to make Cheesy Baked Candied Bacon Crackers
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and instructions.
Preheat oven to 375°
Grab a cookie sheet and place a wire rack inside.
Arrange crackers on the wire rack
Place a piece of sliced cheese on top of each cracker (I used white cheddar and Pepper Jack for this recipe)
Place a piece of sliced bacon on top of the cheese
Sprinkle brown sugar on top of bacon
Sprinkle red pepper flakes on top of brown sugar
Bake for about 20 minutes for crispier crackers or 15-18 minutes for less done, chewier textured crackers.
Candied Bacon Crackers Ingredients
- Club Crackers: These crackers create the perfect base for this recipe. They are salty and crispy and the perfect size to pop in your mouth!
- Sliced Cheese: Any kind of cheese can work in this recipe. Cheese gives these crackers a rich and flavorful element.
- Bacon: The star of the show; bacon flavor infuses into the crackers while they’re baked. It crips up perfectly and gives a smoky and delicious flavor to this appetizer.
- Brown Sugar: Adds a little sweetness and deliciously caramelizes the bacon.
- Red Pepper Flakes: Add a tiny bit of spicy to balance out the sweet and salty flavors! You can add less or more depending on your heat preference.
Cheesy Baked Candied Bacon Crackers
These Cheesy Crackers are an easy appetizer for the Superbowl or any get-together. You won't be able to eat just one!
Ingredients
- 42 Club Crackers
- 8-10 oz Sliced Cheese (we like white cheddar, but pepper jack and havarti are also delicious in this recipe)
- 6-8 Slices of Uncooked Bacon Sliced into Small Pieces (roughly the size of the crackers)
- 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 1-2 teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Grab a cookie sheet and place a wire rack inside.
- Arrange crackers on the wire rack
- Place a piece of sliced cheese on top of each cracker
- Place a piece of sliced bacon on top of the cheese
- Sprinkle brown sugar on top of bacon
- Sprinkle red pepper flakes on top of brown sugar
- Bake for about 20 minutes for crispy crackers or 15-18 minutes for less done, chewier textured crackers.
Notes
Play around with different cheeses! This recipe is versatile, so you can swap ingredients or add things that you think may be good in this recipe!
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