Indulgent Bites of Candied Bacon and Blue Cheese

These are not healthy.  There isn't one redeeming aspect of these.  Except for HOW good they taste.  And their size.   A few small bites can't hurt right?


Who cares.  It's worth it with these little wonton cups full of candied bacon and blue cheese.  I made them with the healthier and equally delicious Chipotle Chicken Slaw Bites so at least guests had a choice, right?


I'm a bacon lover.  I completely subscribe to the view that everything tastes better with bacon.  I didn't think that anything that tasted better than bacon existed...until I discovered CANDIED BACON.  You haven't lived until you try it.  Trust me on this one.  


Balance the sweetness of the bacon against the tanginess of blue cheese and you have an appetizer that guests will rave about and no one will be able to keep their hands off.  Conscious eating out the window.

Ingredients:


1) 1/2 pound of bacon
2) 1/3 cup brown sugar
3) Pepper
4) Blue cheese
5) Fresh wonton wrappers
6) Olive oil


Directions:
1) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 
2) In a plastic freezer bag, mix together bacon, sugar and pepper, until bacon is well coated.
3) Bake for 35 - 40 minutes.  Cool and break into smaller pieces.
4) Bring oven temperature down to 375 degrees.
5) Prepare a muffin tin with olive oil.
6) Place wonton wrappers in muffin tin.
7) Bake for 5 minutes.
8) Place a generous amount of candied bacon in each cup.  Top with blue cheese. Return to oven for another 5 - 7 minutes until tops of wonton wrappers are golden brown and cheese is melted.