Candied Bacon Fig Toasts

Candied Bacon Fig Toasts are a simple yet elegant and delicious autumn bruschetta. It can be easily customized, too.

Hello, everyone. I will apologize right away – it’s been a busy week, so I haven’t had a chance to meet all your delicious creations. I will have quite a few (According to Bloglovin’ more like a dozen! lol) recipes to catch up on! Thus, I am going to keep it super short today, okay?

Candied Bacon Fig Toasts

This Candied Bacon Fig Bruschetta is hearty and awesome! Does it sound too fattening? No worries. I did use turkey (or chicken) bacon, so this bruschetta is packed with protein with no excessive fats. You can certainly utilize lean bacon (back bacon or Canadian bacon) which is low in calories but has a stronger flavour profile. Certainly, you can go ahead and opt for traditional bacon. Moreover, if you feel fancy, why not caramelize some prosciutto for some amazing smoked flavours?

As you see, you’ve got some options. Then, if you don’t like honey, you can simply swap for maple syrup. If you don’t have maple syrup or honey, use some brown sugar – just be careful not to burn your bacon.

Unfortunately, some of my fellow American bloggers noted it’s hard to get fresh figs in their area. That’s unfortunate. However, you can certainly use dried figs. Find those that are large and soft-like (I believe some Turkish figs are a great). You might want to chop them instead of slicing. If they are too firm and chewy, you can always soak them in warm water for 10 minutes then squeeze well. You don’t have any solid reason to avoid making this Candied Bacon Fig Bruschetta, you see!

New Photos of Daisy. Yes she is THAT big already!

Lastly, someone has recently asked about Daisy. That’s so true – I haven’t shared Daisy’s photos for a while. Consider it done! She’s so grown up now, as you can see. 7,5 months. She still loves prosciutto very much, but she also didn’t mind this turkey bacon, either.

I hope you like this Candied Bacon Fig Bruschetta, and you will make it one day. Happy weekend and see you next week.

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Candied Bacon Fig Toasts

Recipe by Ben | Havocinthekitchen

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Course: Bruschetta and Toasts

Servings

4-6

servings

Cooking time

40

minutes

Candied Bacon Fig Toasts are a simple yet elegant and delicious autumn bruschetta. It can be easily customized, too.

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Ingredients

• 7-9 baguette slices or other bread

• 3-5 turkey (chicken or other lean) bacon strips, roughly cut in half – it depends on the size of the bacon and bread; the bacon pieces should be roughly the same size or slightly bigger than bread

• 1 tbsp. (20-22 g) honey

• 1/3 cup (75 g) cream or soft goat’s cheese

• 3-4 fresh figs, thickly sliced or cut in few segments

• fresh thyme

Directions

• Toast the bread as desired.
• Arrange the bacon onto a dry pan over medium heat and let it cook 2-3 minutes or so, turning once – until it starts turning lightly-brown. Add the honey into the pan and let the bacon caramelize for a few minutes, tossing often. Off heat.
• Spread the goat cheese or cream cheese on the baguette. Arrange a slice of bacon and a few slices of figs on each toast. Sprinkle with the thyme.