Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts Recipe

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts Recipe

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Difficulty:  Easy

Yield: about 5 dozen.

You had me at bacon!  Practically anything wrapped in bacon is delightful, and these little gems are no exception.  This appetizer is the complete package; it has crunch from the water chestnuts, saltiness from the bacon and sweetness from the Cranberry Mustard.  Delicious and easy!

Another fantastic sweet/salty option is to serve these wrapped water chestnuts with our  Cherchies® Cherry Butter Spread and Cherchies® Strawberry Butter Spread.

You may want to grab some for yourself before you serve your guests because they will disappear off the tray.

Ingredients

• 2 (8 oz.) cans whole water chestnuts, drained and rinsed
• 1 pound of bacon
• Cherchies® Cranberry Mustard (Could substitute Cherchies® Champagne Mustard or Cherchies® Hot Banana Pepper Mustard)

Preparation

Cut bacon strips into thirds and wrap bacon around each water chestnut, ensuring seam is at the bottom. Place bacon chestnut bundles in an ungreased baking pan. Brush each bacon bundle with Cherchies® Cranberry Mustard.

Bake the bundles at 375° for 25 minutes or until bacon is crisp.  

Remove the bacon-wrapped bundles from pan and drain on paper towels.  Spear the wrapped water chestnuts with toothpicks and serve these tasty morsels with our Cherchies® Cranberry Mustard.  

Enjoy!

Pretty Pepper Roll-Up Recipe

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Pretty Pepper Roll-Up Recipe

You had me at bacon!  These easy breezy appetizers are perfect for unexpected company. Just grab your Pretty Peppers (we keep several jars on hand in our pantry) off the shelf and you're ready to go!

Ingredients

• 1  8 oz. block of Cream Cheese, room temperature
• 1 jar Cherchies®Pretty Peppers, drained (or for a spicier version, try our Pretty Hot Peppers
• White Bread, crusts trimmed
• Bacon (cut into halves)
• Cherchies® Champagne Mustard

Preparation

Trim crust from fresh white bread.  Mix cream cheese with Pretty Peppers and spread on bread. Cut bread into thirds lengthwise.  

Roll each piece of bread and wrap a half of a slice of bacon around each roll.

Place bacon rolls on baking sheet and bake in oven for 350 degrees until bacon is done.

Serve with our Champagne Mustard.  Enjoy!

Festive Deviled Eyeballs Recipe

Festive Deviled Eyeballs Recipe

Cook Time:  10 minutes

Difficulty:  Easy

Our family absolutely loves Halloween! It’s the perfect time to have a little fun—and play with your food! (Although our kids would definitely say it’s really all about the candy.)

We love hosting friends before and after trick-or-treating, and there’s one dish my kids request every single year.

Just for the occasion, we “spookified” our Festive Deviled Eggs to look like creepy-cute eyeballs! This time, we swapped in our Hot Banana Pepper Mustard instead of the Champagne Mustard for an extra kick.

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Happy Halloween!

Ingredients:

• 6 eggs at room temperature

• 2 Tbsp. Cherchies® Champagne Mustard or Cherchies® Hot Banana Pepper Mustard

• l/4 jar Cherchies® Pretty Peppers, drained (optional for this recipe)

• 1 Tbsp. cream cheese

• 1 Tbsp. mayonnaise

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• Blue food coloring

• Sriracha Hot Sauce (or ketchup)

• Sliced Black Olives

Preparation:

Hard boil eggs (See how to cook perfect hard-boiled eggs). Cool and shell.

Cut in half, remove yolks, and place in a bowl with the mustard, cream cheese, mayo, Pretty Peppers (optional), and salt. Mix until smooth. 

Add a couple of drops of blue food coloring to the egg mixture to the desired color of green.  Spoon or pipe into egg whites.

Add black olive slices in the center of the egg, and decorate with hot sauce. (I dotted a few of the eyeballs with Cherchies® Pretty Peppers

Happy Halloween!

Savory Cheese Spread Recipe

Savory Cheese Spread Recipe

Ahhh, cheese.  Who doesn't love cheese?  This cheese spread is a delightful combination of savory and sweet.

For a different twist, heat the cheese spread into a hot dip. Serve with crackers.  A perfect quick appetizer.

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp...more to taste)  Cherchies® Lem 'n Pepper Spicy Blend Seasoning
• 2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 8 green olives (non-stuffed and pitted), finely chopped
• 2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) Cherchies® Pretty Peppers, drained
• 2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) chopped dill pickle
• 3-4 Tablespoons (Tbsp) mayonnaise

Preparation
Combine all ingredients, mixing well.  Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour to to allow flavors to intensify.  Serve with crackers.

This is also great heated in the microwave and served as a hot cheesy dip.