Jalapeno Bacon Cup Bite with Creamy Blue Cheese and Plum
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 527
- Total Fat
- 32
- Saturated Fat
- 17
- Carbohydrates
- 6
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 2
- Protein
- 18
- Cholesterol
- 84
- Sodium
- 632
- Total: 35 min
- Active: 25 min
Ingredients
4 strips bacon
1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1 cup ricotta
1 plum, cut into small dice
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 cup bourbon
Micro herbs, for garnish
Directions
Special equipment:
a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip; a mini-muffin tin- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Cut 1 piece of bacon into 3 strips. Braid the strips and wind into the bottom of a mini-muffin cup to make a bacon cup. Repeat with the remaining 3 slices.
- Bake until the bacon is crispy, about 8 minutes. Let cool.
- Transfer the bacon cups into paper mini muffin liners.
- Combine the Gorgonzola and ricotta in a stand mixer and beat to combine thoroughly.
- Briefly cook the plum in the butter in a small pan over medium heat, then add the bourbon. Remove 8 pieces of plum for garnish, and add the cheese mixture to the pan. Mix thoroughly and turn off the heat.
- Place the cheese mixture in a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip, and pipe about 1 tablespoon of the cheese mixture into each bacon cup.
- Top each cup with some reserved plums and micro herbs.