Bacon Apple Breakfast Recipes

BACON APPLES

Steps:

• Build a campfire and allow the fire to burn until it has accumulated a bed of coals. Rake the coals into a flat bed on one side of the fire. Alternatively, preheat an outdoor grill.
• Place apples in a loaf pan. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl; spoon into each apple.
• Place the loaf pan into the campfire or on the grill; cook for about 3 minutes. Carefully remove the pan from the fire and sprinkle bacon over apples. Place in the fire or on the grill for about 5 minutes more.

CHEESY APPLE BACON BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Grease 9x9 square pan.
• Mix apple chunks and brown sugar and spread in bottom of baking dish.
• Stir baking mix, milk and eggs until blended and pour over apples.
• Sprinkle with cheese and bacon.
• Bake uncovered 30 - 35 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.

APPLE-BACON TOAST

Steps:

• Cook 1 slice bacon until crisp, then chop. Pulse 2 tablespoons each softened butter and plain Greek yogurt in a food processor. Spread on 4 slices toasted cinnamon-raisin bread. Top with thinly sliced apples and the bacon; drizzle with maple syrup.

BAKED APPLES AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Arrange the bacon on a sheet tray, sprinkle with some of the thyme and bake until crispy, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Slice the apples horizontally to create 5 to 6 cross sections of the apple. On a separate sheet tray lined with a silpat or parchment paper lay the apples out in a single layer and drizzle with a little olive oil. Sprinkle a little sugar and thyme on each slice then bake in the oven until the apples begin to dehydrate and sugar has melted and caramelized, about 8 to 10 minutes
• To serve, lay the apple and bacon slices, alternating, in a long overlapping line on a serving platter. Or, break the bacon pieces in half and reassemble the apple slices back together, placing crispy bacon pieces in between each slice. Garnish with arugula and serve.

BROILED BROWN-SUGAR APPLES WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat broiler and lightly grease a broiler pan or 15 1/2- by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan.
• Cut apples crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Cut out core from the middle of each slice and stack slices to reform whole apples. Arrange slices from 1 apple in one layer in pan, keeping slices in order, and sprinkle with half of brown sugar. Broil apple slices 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 minutes, or until barely tender and sugar is caramelized. Transfer broiled apples in one layer to a tray. In cleaned lightly greased pan broil remaining apple slices with remaining brown sugar in same manner.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. and grease a small shallow baking pan.
• Arrange bottom slice of each apple in baking pan and sprinkle with some bacon. Stack remaining apple slices in order on top, sprinkling layers with bacon and ending with top slices of apples, to form 2 whole apples. Apples may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled in baking pan, covered. Bring apples to room temperature before proceeding.
• Reheat apple, uncovered, in oven until hot, about 15 minutes.

FRIED APPLES WITH BACON

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp, remove and drain.
• From pan, drain all by 1/4 cup of melted fat.
• Cut apples, cored but not peeled, into 1/2-inch thick round slices.
• Mix flour with sugar and spices.
• Roll apple slices in flour mixture.
• Fry apple in fat until golden brown on both sides and apple is easily pierced and tender.
• Serve hot apple slices with crisp bacon slices.
• Makes 6 servings.
• From the Family Recipe Box, in Julie's handwriting (teenaged years).