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Bacon Wrapped Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates

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10

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Total Time
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20

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Serves
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4

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  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 165g Pkg Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Fully Cooked Natural Bacon Slices
  • ½Cup goat cheese, creamy
  • 12Medjool dates
  • ¼Cup honey
  • ¼Cup Walnuts, toasted and chopped
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Split the dates in half lengthwise. Remove the pit and discard.
  4. In a small bowl mix the goat cheese, honey and chopped walnuts and set aside.
  5. Stuff each date with goat cheese mixture, then gently squeeze to seal. Wrap each date with bacon and place seam side down on the prepared baking sheet. Seal using a toothpick to prevent the bacon from unwrapping. Repeat the same with the remaining dates.
  6. Transfer to the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, until the bacon is crisping.
  7. Serve warm.
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Can be served with Brie stuffed pull
apart bread

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Quebecois Ham Carbonara

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10

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Total Time
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25

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Serves
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4

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Quebecois Carbonara

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • ½Cup 375g package of Maple Leaf
    Original Bacon, Diced
  • ½Cup 250g Maple Leaf® Original Natural Smoked Ham, diced
  • 250gspaghetti noodles
  • 1tablespoon olive oil
  • 2garlic cloves minced
  • 1tablespoon butter
  • 1large egg
  • 2Egg yolks
  • 1Cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • ¼teaspoon black pepper
  • Parsley, garnish
  1. In a medium saucepan with lid cook spaghetti as per the instructions on the box. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water, then drain the pasta. Keep warm.
  2. In a medium skillet, heat up olive oil. Add diced bacon and ham and cook until crispy. Add one tablespoon of butter and let melt.
  3. Add minced garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add cooked spaghetti to the skillet and toss well with bacon and ham.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk together egg, egg yolk and Parmesan. Slowly add the pasta, whisking vigorously so the egg won’t scramble. 
  5. Add pasta water, a little bit at a time, whisking well. It should turn into a creamy sauce. 
  6. Season dish with black pepper, chopped parsley and grated Parmesan cheese.

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Canadian Maple Bacon Topdogs

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5

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Total Time
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25

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Serves
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4

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Canadian Maple bacon Topdogs

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Grill the top dogs over medium heat, turning occasionally. Cook until fully heated internally or until internal temperature reaches 165 F for about 5-8 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Cook bacon for 12 to 14 minutes or until crisp. Remove from baking sheet and blot with paper towel. Set aside and keep warm.
  4. Heat a medium skillet, add 2 tablespoon olive oil. Add the sliced veggies and roast until transparent. Season the vegetables, transfer to a plate and keep aside
  5. Add butter and flour to a heated medium pan. While stirring, add the flour and cook for about 2-3 minutes. Pour milk and continue stirring for about 5 minutes to prevent any lumps. Add the grated cheese and stir until the cheese melts. Season the sauce.
  6. Spread 1 tbsp Mustard aioli on each hotdog bun and scoop 1 tbsp roasted vegetables onto the bun. Place one grilled top dog and one slice of bacon in the bun.
  7. Pour 1 tbsp of the prepared cheese sauce on top and serve.
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Add Maple Syrup for more Canadian Flair

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Ready Crisp Holiday Reindeer

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10

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Total Time
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20

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Serves
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4

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Ready Crisp Holiday Reindeer

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat pan over medium heat.
  2. Follow the instructions on the packaging on reheating the Bacon.
  3. Mix flour, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix buttermilk, beaten eggs and butter.
  5. Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients and mix well.
  6. Cook the pancakes on the hot pan making equal amounts of larger pancakes and smaller pancakes.
  7. Assembly:
    Lay one larger pancake on the plate, and then place one of the smaller pancakes on top, toward the bottom of the larger one to form the face and two slices of pancake as Ears.
  8. Add 2 sliced banana for the eyes and then place the blueberries for the pupil of the eye, and a raspberry for the nose.
  9. Place 2 blueberries to form the eyes, and a raspberry for the nose. Arrange five Chocolate chips below the nose to form the a smile
  10. Use three Bacon for each antler, angling them outward.
  11. Serve immediately with warm maple syrup on the side.
  12. Serve immediately with warm maple syrup on the side.

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Ready Crisp holiday Snowman

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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20

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Serves
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4

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Ready Crisp holiday Snowman

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat pan over medium heat.
  2. Follow the instructions on the packaging on reheating the Bacon.
  3. Mix flour, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix buttermilk, beaten eggs and butter.
  5. Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients and mix well.
  6. Cook the pancakes on the hot pan making equal amounts of larger pancakes and smaller pancakes.
  7. Assembly:
    Lay one larger pancake on the plate, and then place one of the smaller pancakes above the larger pancake to form a face.
  8. Sift the confectioners’ sugar over the snowmen to create a snowy effect.
  9. Place 2 blueberries to form the eyes, and a raspberry for the nose. Arrange five Chocolate chips below the nose to form the a smile
  10. Arrange 3-4 Blueberries to resemble buttons of the shirt.
  11. Use two Bacon across the neck to from a scarf.
  12. Serve immediately with warm maple syrup on the side.

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Festive Bacon Dessert Board

Preparation
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15

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Total Time
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50

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Serves
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4

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Festive Bacon Dessert Board

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Bacon Rice Krispies:

    In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter, add marshmallows and stir until smooth.
  2. Remove from heat; stir in cereal and half the bacon.
  3. Press mixture into a lightly greased baking pan, using spatula.
  4. Sprinkle with remaining bacon, Cool and cut into bars.
  5. Apple – Raspberry Crisp:

    Preheat the oven at 350 F.
  6. Grease 4 Ramakins, toss in apples and raspberries.
  7. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and salt.
  8. Stir to combine the dry ingredients. Cut in the butter. Incorporate the butter into the dry ingredients until you have a coarse crumbles.
  9. Evenly spoon the crumbly mixture over the top, making sure to cover it completely.
  10. Bake for about 25-30 minutes. The fruit should be soft and the top golden and crisp.
  11. Sprinkle with ready crisp
  12. Chocolate Bacon:

    Preheat oven to 425°. Arrange bacon in a single layer in a baking sheet. Bake 12 minutes, pour off drippings.
  13. Melt white chocolate in a microwave until smooth. Brush onto both sides of half the bacon strips.
  14. Melt semi-sweet chocolate in a microwave until smooth. Brush onto both sides of the remaining half the bacon strips.
  15. Sprinkle the bacon strips with chopped toppings mix and place on a lined baking tray.
  16. Refrigerate until set.

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Bacon Christmas tree

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10

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Total Time
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25

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Serves
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4

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Bacon Christmas tree

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat oven at 400 F.
  2. Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut 20 x 2cm wide strips. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper and gently drizzle maple syrup on the pastry strips.
  3. Place the cut bacon strips on the pastry strips and gently pressing to secure.
  4. Fold the bacon topped pastry to form a tree, starting with a wider base and narrowing as you go.
  5. Slide a skewer through the base of the tree and up through to the top of the tree. Gently spread the layers slightly to retain the tree shape.
  6. Repeat for the remaining pastry strips.
  7. Brush the Bacon pastry tree with egg wash and bake for 15 minutes or until pastry turns golden brown and bacon is fully cooked through.
  8. Serve with chopped parsley.

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Bacon Goat Cheese Dip

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10

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Total Time
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15

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Serves
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4

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Bacon Goat Cheese Dip

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 1Cup Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Fully Cooked Natural Bacon, diced
  • 1Cup crumbled goat cheese
  • 1Medium Red onion, thinly sliced and caramelized.
  • ½Cup Greek yogurt
  • 2tbsp honey
  • ¼tsp kosher salt
  • ¼tsp black pepper
  • 2tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • Fresh rosemary, to garnish
  1. Prepare the Bacon as per instructions on the box and finely dice them.
  2. Add olive oil to a skillet over medium heat and add the sliced Red Onions. Cook for a few minutes until caramelized and tender.
  3. Combine the goat cheese, Greek yogurt, honey, salt, black pepper in a food processor. Process until smooth. Spoon the whipped mixture out and set aside. Add apple cider vinegar and combine.
  4. Crumble the bacon and rosemary leaves over top along with caramelized onions.
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Serve with deli meats and crackers.

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Sausage Pumpkin French Toast Bake

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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45

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Serves
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8

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Sausage Pumpkin French Toast Bake

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 4Maple Leaf® Natural Original Smoked Sausage, diced
  • 165g Pkg Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Fully Cooked Natural Bacon Slices
  • 1(400g) loaf sourdough bread, Slice and cut the bread into 1-inch cubes.
  • 1cup pumpkin puree
  • 1cup brown sugar
  • 5medium eggs
  • 2½cups whole milk
  • 3teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • ¼tsp salt
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Grease a 11×7-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Spread cubes of bread in the dish.
  3. Whisk pumpkin puree, brown sugar, eggs, milk, salt and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Pour evenly over bread. Rest the baking dish for 10 minutes to let the bread absorb the liquid mixture.
  4. Sprinkle diced sausage topping evenly over casserole and bake uncovered for 10 minutes, and then cover with aluminum foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until center appears set and is no longer runny.
  5. Prepare the Bacon as per instructions on the box and finely dice them.
  6. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the bacon crisp over the French toast and cool for 5 minutes before serving.
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Cover the baking pan tightly and place in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours before cooking. This gives the bread a chance to soak up the milk.

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