Brie, Bacon & Blackberry Grilled Cheese
A quick and easy blackberry jam, creamy melted brie and crispy bacon. This truly is the grilled cheese you never knew you needed!
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Servings (click & slide): 4 sandwiches
Calories per serving: 479kcal
Cost per serving: £2 / $2.50
Equipment
- Small Pot, Potato Masher & Wooden Spoon (for blackberry jam)
- Large Pan & Turner/Spatula (for grilled cheese)
- Sharp Knife & Chopping Board
Ingredients
- 8 small-medium slices of Bread (here I use poppy seeded White Bloomer)
- 8 slices of Bacon, fried or baked until preferred texture
- 2 heaping cups / 300g Fresh Blackberries
- 7oz / 200g Brie, sliced into wedges (3 per sandwich)
- 1 Lemon, juice only
- 4 tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 4 pinches of Chilli Flakes, optional (see notes)
- Butter, as needed
Instructions
- In a small pot over low-medium heat, add blackberries, sugar and lemon juice. With a potato masher gently burst all the berries until a thin sauce forms.
- Turn up heat to medium-high and allow the sauce to bubble and reduce until thickened, stirring frequently. The sauce will thicken, just keep bubbling and stirring. Keep in mind it will continue thickening once it cools.
- Butter one side of each of your slices of bread. In a large pan with the heat OFF add two slices of bread butter-side-down (or as many as you can fit). Spread 1 heaped tbsp blackberry jam, top with 3 wedges of brie each, 2 slices of bacon then a pinch of chilli flakes (optional). Add another slice of bread on top then spread with butter.
- Turn heat to a medium and fry both sides until golden, with the brie starting to leak out. Repeat with remaining sandwiches if needed then slice in half and enjoy!
Quick Demo
Notes
a) Blackberry Jam sub - You can use store bought blackberry jam. You could use other fruit jams as well! It's mainly for the sweetness to balance out the saltiness of the cheese/bacon. I've even used cranberry sauce before which works nicely.
b) Chilli Flakes - These add another dimension to the flavour profile by adding a kick of spice, which works nicely with the sweetness of the blackberries and saltiness of the cheese/bacon. They are optional though, still delicious without!
c) What other cheese could I use? - The obvious sub is camembert, but it does have a more pungent flavour than brie, so just be aware of that. A nutty kind of cheese like Gruyere also works nicely. Fontina is another good sub.
d) Calories - per sandwich, assuming 1 tbsp butter per sandwich is used:
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Nutrition:
Nutrition Facts
Brie, Bacon & Blackberry Grilled Cheese
Amount Per Serving
Calories 479
Calories from Fat 237
% Daily Value*
Fat 26.32g40%
Saturated Fat 13.635g85%
Trans Fat 0.011g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.185g
Monounsaturated Fat 8.454g
Cholesterol 74mg25%
Sodium 896mg39%
Potassium 347mg10%
Carbohydrates 40.45g13%
Fiber 4.9g20%
Sugar 18.78g21%
Protein 20.9g42%
Vitamin A 574IU11%
Vitamin C 19.8mg24%
Calcium 176mg18%
Iron 2.47mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
*Nutrition is based on the absence of salt unless stated as a measurement in the ingredients. Cost is worked out based on ingredients bought from UK supermarkets, then divided by the number of servings. In both instances these values are just for guidance. Please check out my FAQ Page for more info.
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