Bacon-Wrapped Pickle Bites
Bacon-Wrapped Pickle Bites top de-seeded dill pickles with a mix of cream cheese, dried dill, and pepper, then wrap each one in bacon that bakes until crispy. Five ingredients and one baking sheet make 12 bites in about 30 minutes.
Servings: 12 pickle bites
Calories: 72kcal
Ingredients
- 12 bacon slices
- 6 dill pickle halves
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 ½ tsp dried dill
- ¼ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Arrange bacon slices in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet and bake until lightly cooked but still pliable, about 13 minutes, depending on thickness of bacon.
- While bacon cooks, using a spoon, de-seed pickles. Blot each de-seeded pickle with a paper towel to remove any excess moisture then, using a knife, slice each pickle half in half again to make 12 pieces.
- Remove baking sheet of bacon from oven. Do not turn oven off. Transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate to de-grease.
- In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, dill, and pepper. Spoon and flatten mixture atop each pickle then wrap each pickle with bacon and secure bacon with a toothpick. Transfer bacon-wrapped pickles to baking sheet used to cook bacon then transfer baking sheet back to oven and bake until bacon is crispy, about 7 minutes.
Notes
Refrigerator
Storage: Store leftover bites in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Freezer
Storage: I do not recommend freezing these bites. The pickles go limp and watery as they thaw, and the cream cheese turns grainy.
Reheating: Warm the bites on a baking sheet in a 400-degree oven until the bacon crisps again, about 5 minutes. The microwave will warm them but leaves the bacon soft.
Make Ahead: De-seed, blot, and slice the pickles and stir together the cream cheese, dill, and pepper up to 1 day ahead, keeping them covered separately in the refrigerator. Blot the pickles dry again before topping them, then cook the bacon and assemble as written.
Nutrition
Calories: 72kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.1g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5.7g | Saturated Fat: 3.1g | Sodium: 726.8mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 1.1g