I received a gift card to facilitate this post. Thoughts are my own.
Safeway understands that many dairy items – such as milk, butter and cheese – are staples in families’ diets and need to be purchased regularly. Lucerne is the only brand that covers every major dairy category with a wide variety of products.
With tasty dairy products, Lucerne is a great choice for your holiday dishes! Safeway’s Lucerne Recipe Booklet (which you can download below) has lots of recipes that incorporate Lucerne dairy products. And I decided to try the Baked Cheese and Bacon Jam Bites recipe.
These are crispy bite-sized shells with a warm, creamy and savory mix of cream cheese and melted jack cheese topped with smokey bacon jam. And I must say these are yummy!
Baked Cheese and Bacon Jam Bites
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 15 mini cups
Ingredients:
- 1 box (15 mini cups) Safeway SELECT® Mini Phyllo Cups
- 4 oz (½ box) Lucerne® Cream Cheese, softened
- ½ cup Lucerne Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded
- 8 slices Safeway® Farms or Safeway SELECT Bacon
- 1/3 cup Safeway SELECT Apricot Preserves
- 2 tbsp Safeway® Kitchens Apple Cider Vinegar
- Fresh thyme, for garnish (optional)
Directions:
- In a microwave or large skillet, cook bacon until crisp (drain fat), then allow to cool before cutting into pieces. Set aside.
- In a small sauce pan, heat and mix apricot jam and vinegar over medium heat until well combined. Next, stir in bacon and bring ingredients to a rolling boil. Once this is reached, reduce flame to low and simmer for 5 minutes. This will create the bacon jam used later in step 5.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and shredded jack cheese with a mixing spoon.
- Spoon a teaspoon of cheese mixture into each phyllo cup. Press down a bit to flatten.
- Top each cup with a dollop of bacon jam.
- Bake at 350°F for 7 minutes or until bacon jam just starts to lightly caramelize.
- Plate and serve, garnishing with a touch of fresh thyme if desired.
The recipe calls for phyllo cups but since I wasn’t able to find one at our local Safeway, I just got the phyllo dough and made cups out of it.
These are very easy to make, and very delicious too! I personally prefer filling the top with bacon jam instead of just putting a dollop but then that’s just me. Feel free to tweak the recipe as you like!
This holiday season, you can treat yourself to Lucerne’s limited edition Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese, Peppermint Whipped Topping, and Pumpkin Pecan Creamer!
For 110 years, families have trusted the simple goodness of Lucerne as a wholesome, healthy and nutritious dairy brand they can exclusively find at their local Safeway stores. While Lucerne packaging has been given a makeover, shoppers can remain confident that they will continue to get the same high quality dairy products at a great value that they have come to know and love.
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Free Safeway Lucerne Recipe Booklet
To celebrate the wide variety of Lucerne’s products and its longstanding superior taste and value, here’s a variety of Lucerne recipes for you to enjoy!
You can also visit Safeway’s Lucerne Recipes board on Pinterest for some ideas and inspiration!
$110 Safeway Gift Card Giveaway
One lucky reader will receive a $110 Safeway Gift Card so he/she can try out any of the recipes using Lucerne products! Giveaway is open to US residents and ends December 22 at 11:59pm EST. To enter, CLICK HERE!
I was compensated for this post. Regardless, thoughts are my own.
I like cheese!
These sound easy to make and tasty.
What a tasty idea!! I never would have thought to combine apricot jam, apple vinegar and bacon, but now I can’t wait to try it!
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This is a wonderful delicious recipe using Lucerne products. I really can see making this for the Holiday’s as a appetizer. Thanks for sharing!
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these sound delicious! I am going to try making them this week for a party I’m going to. Thanks for the recipe!
Sorry the email was incorrect. I will take these to a Christmas party at work.
Great appetizer to put out for the holidays or any other party really, great ingredients and easy to make!
What great little morning treats for the Family who’s pressed for time. We love our cheese and bacon here!
Just what I said in my comments~favorite things to buy cream cheese
and their hard cheeses.This recipe would be on my list.
This sounds delicious! Vi will be trying this soon.
I’ve never heard of these products and we don’t have a Safeway around here. I wish we did though! Your recipe looks great!
This looks so good I would love to serve this anytime of day. My family would eat this up! Thank you for sharing the recipe I hope mine comes out as good as this.
Thanks so much for the recipe for Baked Cheese And Bacon Jam Bites Using Lucerne Products At Safeway! This sounds delicious and looks delicious too! It doesn’t seem like it’s too hard to make! What a terrific appetizer! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe with all of us! I really do appreciate it! Thanks so much, Michele 🙂
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This looks really gpod and easy to make for an appetizer.
OMG! I am definitely making these delicious bites for my Christmas Eve open house party
These would be great for a party, they look really good.
I am definitely making these for my Christmas Eve party!
These look really good, I don’t like Bacon, so I used ham, broccoli, swiss, OMG they were the best, then I tried some with taco seasoned hamburg with cheese when they came out of the oven we added sour cream, lettuce, tomato
They look pretty good. I have never heard of bacon jam before. Is that a real thing? Anyways, I think I would crumple up some bacon and sprinkle it over top if I made these.
These look great, I would love to take them to my christmas party. I love cheese.
Anything small and finger food size is always great.
I saw bacon and you had me! This looks delicious! Also looks like something I could handle making. Will be great for Christmas get togethers. Thanks gor sharing!
Bacon? Awesome! These will be a big hit at our Christmas Eve party – thanks for the recipe!
These look so Yummy and pretty easy to prepare! Thanks for the recipe!
This look like great appetizers or Christmas morning munchie finger food.
This recipe looks quite yummy; I have to make this. I would never have thought to combine these particular ingredients and make something that looks so delicious. Thanks for this great recipe and the other recipes also. (I downloaded the free recipe book.)
I’ve got to be honest, I don’t usually buy Lucerne® brand products. The Baked Cheese and Bacon Jam Bites look delicious, I’ll need to purchase some Lucerne® products to make it. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
All I can say is yum!
I haven’t seen the phyllo cups either. And I’d fill the top of the cups instead of just a dollop of the bacon jam.
I’ve never tried phyllo, but have always thought it looks interesting. These look really delicious, and makes me even more interested in trying it.
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These sound great. I would like to try them and modify the jam and meat combinations for a variety appetizer tray. Smoked salmon or canned salmon, phyllo, the jack cheese, and a bit of quince paste or apricot
All I can say is if it has cheese and bacon in the recipe, it must be a winner! My two favorite foods!
OMG, these have my mouth watering. I love bacon. Thank you for this recipe. I’ll be making this for sure. Happy Holidays.
Carol L
Yum! These look great! I’ll have to remember these next time I have company, I’m sure they would be a hit!
I have never heard of this company before. I will be looking for their products. Thank you for sharing this great recipe and the download
Yum. They look so good.
Sounds wonderfully yummy!! Love bacon and cheese!!
This sounds wonderful! I love bacon and cheese together!
This sounds like a good recipe. And, not to difficult to make. I’m a disaster in the kitchen
Those look easy and delicious! Yummy!
I love Phyllo cups. I bet this would be a perfect filling for a special Christmas treat.
Love this recipe. Bacon and jam bites would be easy to make and family would love them. Be something different which I’m always looking for.
I love bacon need to try this
Wow this sounds delicious. I’m going to make these for my Christmas party next week. Thanks!
All the ingredients sound delicious. I never thought about putting them together.. especially the Apricot Preserves. I’m not one who likes to mix a lot of foods lol. But this sounds incredible and I am going to make it for my Christmas Eve party!! The pairing sounds like it will work very well for me!
Those look so good. I cant wait to try
Like the combination of flavors especially done in Phyllo shells.
I like the combination of flavors and made in Phyllo cups sounds yummy.
These look delicious. I think everyone would enjoy them.
wow all the ingredients just go great together and i love cheese as its my favorite food which i cant resist. now the recipe is a must make for me since its a unique one and it contains cheese so i love it.
yummy this sound like a great recipe im gonna have to try this here at home thanks for sharing this with us….
OMG! I am totally making that!!
Thank you for the recipes. We will try this after the holidays
they look good and anything with bacon works for me
These look so delicious I’ve never tried to make any appetizers like this before.
This looks so good! I have to try it.
These look like such delicious little delicacies.They look like they could be the hit of my Christmas eve party.Thank you for this very lovely recipe.
This looks so good! I buy a lot of Lucerne products because it’s cheaper and most of their products taste just as good. Merry Christmas!
Cheese and bacon are a great combination. My family will enjoy this recipe.
This looks like a great recipe! I love cheese and appetizers 🙂
This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
Omg! These look so good. I am going to try them to New Years. Thanks
I love to try new breakfast recipes but this one seems too hard for my expertise.
I would love to try these. They look interesting.
these look really good! Definitely something I am going to try!
I want to give these a try for New Year’s Eve. They sound delicious!
These look great!!
I missed the giveaway, but these still look yummy. Pinning it for later! 😉
Thank you for the recipe. This looks very tasty. I can try it out on my husband.
(Baked Cheese And Bacon Jam Bites Using Lucerne Products At Safeway) What a good appetizer to make for any occasion or get together. This one is going in my recipe file for sure-
Now that looks pretty yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Love new recipes to try…sounds delicious! Thanks!
These look so good and pretty easy to make.
This looks very good. Thanks for the information.
What a Delicious sounding recipe. Its different and I would love to try this. I love all the ingredients used. I am going to pin this so I have it. Thankyou so much for Sharing! Yum!
Oh my goodness. These look divine! I want these right now. I need to go eat, excuse me.
Now that looks pretty yummy! Thanks for sharing!
These looks very good. Thanks for the information
These looks wonderful! They would make great appetizers!
These look delicious. Just added bacon to my shopping list for this weekend. What a unique dish! Thank you for sharing!
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Oh my these look very good I am going to try these as soon as I get the ingri this looks very tasty and easy to make
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These would make fabulous appetizers for the super bowl. I love cooked cream cheese and never thought to combine it with Monterey Jack. Lucerne did a good job with the recipe.
These look delicious! I’m going to try a vegetarian version, without the bacon – and I’m sure it will be just as yummy!
These look really good. I’m going to have to try making them soon. 🙂
Love this recipe! Combines eggs, bacon & cheese, 3 of my husband’s favorite things! Looks really simple to make too!
I love bacon & cheese so this is great. I love this little recipe. I want to make these as soon as I can get the ingredients. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe and sharing.
Carol L
I still haven’t tried these yet. They do look good.
Sounds like something my husband would really like. So many different things come to mind for fillings!
Such a simple recipe that makes it look like you cooked for hours. I love it!
Oh these look and sound Delicious, I will have to give them a try!
Thanks for the Post and the Recipe!
This recipe looks delicious and the steps seem very easy. I can’t wait to try it. At work we are often asked to bring in snacks for meetings, and this is perfect.
Porbably not too healthy (bacon and cheese) but looks delicious so i might take a break from my diet to try this.
This is a definite MUST DO. (More like MUST EAT!) I love appetizer-type foods, and can easily eat them for a meal. Oh, these will be great! Cheese & bacon jam, does it get any better? Pinned, planned & drooling!!!!!!
This looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing.
I never heard of bacon jam, but it sounds simply heavenly! These look super yummy!
These look delicious. Two of my favorite things bacon & cheese!
This look great. Bacon and jam what could be better???
These look like a good appetizer for a dinner party or to have or something to take to along as a covered dish. They can pass for fancy food, but look good enough that kids would eat them too. Cool recipe.
These look GREAT! They would be perfect for any type of get together.
These look so delicious. I am going to have to try these out.
They look so yummy & easy to make. Thanks for the new idea!
These look pretty good. I would change the filling up a bit to suit my tastes. But, I like the basic recipe.
These look delicious. I love all of these ingredients. We’ll be trying these soon!
Thanks for posting this recipe! They look so delicious, and the recipe is pretty simple. I can’t wait to try them!
These sound wonderfully delicious! I will have to try them!
Thanks for the Post, Picture’s, and the Recipe!
I make an appetizer that is like this but your looks much better! I am going to try it!
This looks really good. Thanks for sharing.
this looks so good. i cant wait to make it.
These sound like some delectable appetizers that my family would love.We also love phyllo pastry and all the yummy ingredients here.Thank you for posting.
These really look good. I love Monterey cheese. This would be good with a scrambled egg mixture in it too.
This recipe looked so good, I copied it down. I always love bacon and cheese makes it that much better.
This sounds and looks so good. These would be great to make for any occasion. I know my family will love them.
Looks delicious, I’ve gotta try this.
Those look pretty darn good, and would be a “wow” as a party food! Thanks for sharing.
Those look so yummy, I love anything with cheese and bacon! I’m pinning the recipe for later and downloading the Lucerne recipe booklet, thanks for sharing this!
I love cheese with bacon. I can’t wait tot try out this recipe. Thank you for sharing it.
This looks very delicious. Thanks for the recipe. We will give this one a try.
What a delicious recipe. I would love to try this
We are always looking for different ways to prepare bacon!!
These look so yummy! I can’t wait to try them out.
this is such a fancy recipe I’m amazed at how easy it is! I’d love to try this!
I’ve never tried bacon jam, but it sounds so good!
Thanks for the Delicious Recipe on Baked Cheese And Bacon Jam Bites Using Lucerne Products At Safeway! We do not have any Safeway’s in our area, however, I think I can find the ingredients at my grocery store as well. I have this recipe saved and do plan on giving it a try. Thanks for sharing your delicious recipe on Baked Cheese And Bacon Jam Bites Using Lucerne Products At Safeway with all of us! I do appreciate it very much! Thanks again! Michele 🙂
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These look yummy! I shop at VONS regularly and Lucerne makes really good products!
These look great! I’ve always wanted to try something with phyllo dough, but I didn’t know what. This sounds perfect!
Ohhh these sound delicious, and easy to make, I will have to try this!
Thanks for the Post, Pictures, and the Recipe/How to! YUMMY!
I love filo pastry but I’ve never seen it ready-made like this or made my own either. I do make great vol-au-vents though and I could improvise the filling as we don’t have these brands in Ireland.
They are cute to look at. It would be a nice appetizer for a party.