Baked Apples and Bacon

Name: Baked Apples and Bacon
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 strips applewood smoked bacon; 4 servings Baby arugula; 4 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 3 mediums Golden Delicious apples; 2 Tbsps superfine sugar

Baked Apples and Bacon requires around 40 minutes from start to finish. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4. One serving contains 497 calories, 9g of protein, and 41g of fat. Not A mixture of applewood bacon, baby arugula, golden tasty apples, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Arrange the bacon on a sheet tray, sprinkle with some of the thyme and bake until crispy, about 12 to 15 minutes.

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Bacon

Thyme

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Oven

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.

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Olive Oil

Apple

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Baking Paper

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

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Apple

Sugar

Thyme

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Oven

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.

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Real Bacon Pieces