{"id":9203,"date":"2015-09-30T08:45:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T12:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=9203"},"modified":"2017-08-25T09:28:12","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T13:28:12","slug":"apple-bacon-grilled-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/30\/apple-bacon-grilled-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Bacon Grilled Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We may live in South Florida which means we don&#8217;t get a lot of seasons. \u00a0But Fall is in the air (or in the stores, at least) and just because it&#8217;s 90 degrees and stupidly humid outside doesn&#8217;t mean we don&#8217;t\u00a0<em>try\u00a0<\/em>to enjoy the season! \u00a0So when Sugarplum asked for grilled cheese for dinner, I thought &#8220;why not, sounds like a great fall food to me!&#8221; and I decided to do a &#8220;fancy&#8221; version (it was dinner, after all!)<\/p>\n<p>What I came up with was an Apple Bacon Grilled Cheese and it was super yummy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249689878961\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9204 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/apple-bacon-grilled-cheese.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Bacon Grilled Cheese\" width=\"1298\" height=\"1348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/apple-bacon-grilled-cheese.jpg 1298w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/apple-bacon-grilled-cheese-300x312.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/apple-bacon-grilled-cheese-600x623.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/apple-bacon-grilled-cheese-241x250.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/apple-bacon-grilled-cheese-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/apple-bacon-grilled-cheese-986x1024.jpg 986w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/apple-bacon-grilled-cheese-1000x1039.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/apple-bacon-grilled-cheese-390x405.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients (for 1 sandwich):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 slices bread of your choice<\/li>\n<li>butter<\/li>\n<li>3 slices muenster cheese (or swiss, gruyere or cheddar if you prefer)<\/li>\n<li>one small apple, peeled and thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 slices bacon<\/li>\n<li>apple cider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Heat enough apple cider to cover the bottom of a small frying pan.<\/p>\n<p>Cut bacon in half and put in apple cider, bring to low boil. \u00a0Watch carefully and reduce heat when cider begins to caramelize, flip bacon when first side is cooked through.<\/p>\n<p>Heat another small frying pan or griddle. \u00a0Butter outsides of bread and place first piece butter side down in second pan.<\/p>\n<p>Layer ingredients: cheese, bacon, cheese, apples, cheese, 2nd bread.<\/p>\n<p>Carefully flip sandwich over when first side is golden brown and cover.<\/p>\n<p>Remove from heat when 2nd side is golden brown and cheese is melty delicious.<\/p>\n<p>Pair your apple bacon grilled cheese with a season soup (I went with a Harvest Squash and Red Pepper, out of a can) and a nice pumpkin or Oktoberfest beer if you&#8217;d like!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fall-meal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9205 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fall-meal.jpg\" alt=\"fall meal\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fall-meal.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fall-meal-300x319.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fall-meal-600x638.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fall-meal-235x250.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fall-meal-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fall-meal-963x1024.jpg 963w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fall-meal-1000x1064.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249689878961\/\">Pin it!<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We may live in South Florida which means we don&#8217;t get a lot of seasons. \u00a0But Fall is in the air (or in the stores, at least) and just because it&#8217;s 90 degrees and stupidly humid outside doesn&#8217;t mean we don&#8217;t\u00a0try\u00a0to enjoy the season! 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