These tasty apple bacon cheese phyllo cup appetizers have the perfect combination of sweet and salty flavors and they can be ready in less than 20 minutes!
Deliciously crisp and flaky phyllo shells are filled with juicy apples, salty bacon, and creamy cheese for an easy stress-free appetizer. They're the perfect little handheld appetizers to serve at all your holiday parties.
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Easy Holiday Appetizers
Phyllo cup appetizers are the perfect food to make for the holidays. They have an incredibly flaky texture that just melts in your mouth and can be made in so many different ways. I went the salty-sweet route and filled my appetizer cups with apples, cheese, and bacon, for the ultimate hit-all-your-taste-buds treat.
Apple appetizers are well-liked and always popular at parties. They are perfectly sweet and capture the flavors of the fall and winter seasons. If you enjoyed this apple appetizer recipe, and can't get enough apples in your life, then you'll also enjoy making easy apple dumplings, caramel apple crisp bars, or cinnamon apple Hello Dolly bars. They all have the same deliciously warm flavors of the season.
Why You'll Love These Apple Appetizers with Cheese and Bacon
Easy to Make - you can whip these phyllo cup appetizers together last minute
Make-Ahead - mix the ingredients and fill the shells just prior to baking
Sweet & Salty - the simple combination of ingredients enhance each other perfectly! The cheese brings out the natural sweetness of the apples, and the honey rounds out the salty bacon in the best way.
Perfect party appetizer - finger food perfect, no flatware needed!
Ingredients
- Apples - Honeycrisp, Fuji and, if you like a bit of tartness, Granny Smith are the best
- Cinnamon
- Honey
- Cheddar Cheese - make sure to shred your own cheese as it melts much better
- Phyllo Shells
- Bacon
How to Make Apple Bacon Cheese Appetizers
- Combine apples, cinnamon, and honey in a medium bowl. Stir to coat.
- Mix in the cheese.
- Stir it really well so they are all combined together.
- Place phyllo cups on a quarter baking sheet. Using a teaspoon, spoon the mixture into each of the phyllo cups.
- Sprinkle bacon over the top.
- Bake for 8 minutes or until the phyllo cups are lightly browned and the cheese has melted.
- Serve immediately. (I prepare 3 per person for appetizers)
How to Store and Reheat Leftovers
Store the apple phyllo cup appetizers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Note the shells will become soggy as they sit in the fridge.
Freezing is not recommended for phyllo shell appetizers.
Reheat them in the oven at 350°F for about 4 minutes or until heated through.
Phyllo Shells Frequently Asked Questions
Phyllo shells are light, flaky phyllo dough formed into mini cups and baked.
Phyllo shells are found in the freezer section around the frozen pie shells, puff pastry, and regular phyllo dough.
No, phyllo shells should be kept frozen until ready to use. Then they can be stored at room temperature.
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Apple Bacon Cheese Phyllo Cup Appetizers
Ingredients
- 1 cup apple, diced about 1 medium honey crisp or fuji apple
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoon honey
- ½ cup cheddar cheese, grated
- 15 phyllo cups 1 package
- ⅓ cup cooked, crumbled bacon about 2 pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine apples, cinnamon, and honey in a medium bowl. Stir to coat.
- Mix in cheese.
- Place phyllo cups on a quarter baking sheet. Using a teaspoon, spoon the mixture into each of the phyllo cups.
- Sprinkle bacon over the top.
- Bake for 8 minutes or until the phyllo cups are lightly browned and the cheese has melted.
- Serve immeidately. (I prepare 3 per person for appetizers)
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