Description
Savory crispy cheesy bacon rolls highlight comfort cuisine with irresistible flavors. Melted cheese and crisp bacon create a delightful snack you won’t be able to resist.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8 slices bread (crusts removed)
- 8 slices cheese (or 1 cup / 240 milliliters grated cheddar)
- 8 slices bacon (raw or pre-cooked)
Binding Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) butter
Instructions
- Partially render bacon in an air fryer or skillet at medium-high temperature until fat starts to release but bacon remains pliable, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Trim bread crusts and flatten each slice thoroughly using a rolling pin to create a thin, uniform surface.
- Distribute cheese evenly across the flattened bread slices, ensuring complete coverage from edge to edge.
- Carefully roll bread with cheese into compact cylindrical shapes, maintaining tight and consistent form.
- Encase each bread roll completely with a single bacon slice, securing ends with toothpicks to prevent unraveling during cooking.
- Melt butter in a pan over medium-low heat, creating a thin coating across the cooking surface.
- Gently place bacon-wrapped rolls into the buttered pan, using tongs to rotate and brown evenly until bacon becomes crisp and golden, roughly 4-5 minutes.
- Continuously baste rolls with melted butter to enhance browning and prevent burning, turning periodically to ensure uniform crispness.
- Remove from heat once bacon achieves desired crispness and cheese appears thoroughly melted.
- Transfer immediately to serving plate, removing toothpicks before presenting.
Notes
- Select bacon carefully to ensure even cooking and crispy texture without burning.
- Partially pre-cook bacon allows better control over final crispiness and prevents undercooked sections.
- Use room temperature cheese for smoother melting and more consistent coverage inside the roll.
- Experiment with different cheese varieties like sharp cheddar, Swiss, or pepper jack for unique flavor profiles.
- Gluten-free option: Replace white bread with gluten-free bread or low-carb alternatives like lettuce wraps.
- Vegetarian adaptation: Substitute bacon with thin sliced zucchini or eggplant and use plant-based cheese.
- Control heat carefully during cooking to prevent burning and ensure even golden-brown coloration.
- Toothpicks are crucial for maintaining roll structure and preventing unraveling during cooking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg