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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

minutes

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 Goat Cheese Dip

Preparation
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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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Ham turnover and Harvest Salad

Preparation
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15

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Total Time
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40

minutes

Serves
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4

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Ham turnover and Harvest Salad

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • Ham and cheese turnover:
  • 11 600gr Maple Leaf Black Forest Smoked Ham, Diced
  • 1sheet puff pastry
  • 1Cup Mozzarella cheese, Grated
  • 1egg
  • Harvest salad:
  • ½Cup Maple leaf black forest Smoked ham, Cubed
  • 1Cup Butternut squash, Cubed
  • 2Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2Cup kale leaves, Roughly chopped
  • ¼Cup pecans, chopped
  • ¼Cup pumpkin seeds, roasted
  • 1Cup Apples, diced
  • Salt & pepper, to taste
  • Dressing:
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • 2tbsp lime juice
  • ¼cup feta cheese
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  1. Pre-heat oven to 400 F.
  2. Place a sheet of baking paper on a baking tray
  3. Cut the defrosted puff pastry in four squares.
  4. Take one square, place diced ham pieces and sprinkle of cheese Fold over the puff pastry from each opposite tip, place onto the lined baking tray. Repeat the same procedure for the remaining puff pastry.
  5. Whisk the egg with a splash of water. Baste the turnovers.
  6. Place into the oven to cook for approximately 20 mins or until the pastry has puffed up and it is golden.
  7. Harvest salad:

    Toss cubed butternut squash and cubed ham with 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, & pepper. Spread in a thin layer on a baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes at 350 F.
  8. Place chopped kale in a bowl with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Gently massage until soften.
  9. Add pumpkin seeds and apples. Prepare the dressing by whisking together all ingredients until well combined.
  10. When ready to serve the salad, top it with the roasted ham and pumpkin.
  11. Pour the dressing over top and toss to combine. Sprinkle feta cheese and serve with the ham and cheese turnovers.

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Halloween Top Dog Mac and Cheese

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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30

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

Top Dog Mac and Cheese Pumpkins

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 1375g pkg Maple Leaf Top Dogs, Diced
  • 4Orange Bell peppers
  • 250gMacaroni pasta
  • 2Tbsp Butter
  • 2Tbsp All-purpose flour
  • 1Cup Milk
  • 1Cup Cheddar cheese, Shredded.
  • ½Cup Parmesan cheese, Shredded.
  • Salt and Pepper, to taste.
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook for 10 minutes.
  2. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
  3. Melt the butter in a hot pan over medium heat, Add the Diced top dogs and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the top dogs from the pan and set aside.
  4. Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking, until the flour is lightly toasted.
  5. Whisk in the milk and reserved pasta water and cook until slightly thickened.
  6. Add the cheeses and whisk until creamy.
  7. Stir the pasta and cooked top dogs into the cheese sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Meanwhile, rinse peppers, slice off tops, and hollow out insides and remove seeds and white pith.
  9. Using small paring knife, cut out face on each pepper.
  10. Boil water in a pot over medium heat, add peppers and tops and cook for about 5 minutes or until peppers are tender.
  11. Remove peppers from water and place in an ice bath to cool.
  12. Fill each pepper with Top dog Mac n cheese.
  13. Replace pepper tops back on top of each pepper and serve.

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Marbled Bacon Walnut Bark

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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40 + 30 min chilling

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12- 20

pieces

Marbled Bacon Walnut Bark

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 6slices Maple Leaf® Original Bacon OR Lazy Maple Bacon
  • 1250g bag good quality bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 1225g bag good quality pure white chocolate chips
  • 2tbsp toast walnuts or pecans, finely chopped
  • Lemon juice – optional
  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lay 6 slices of bacon flat. Cook on center rack of oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until completely crisp and golden brown. Remove onto a cooling rack and blot bacon completely on both sides, set aside to cool.
  3. Meanwhile pour bittersweet chocolate into a microwave glass bowl and the white chocolate into a second bowl. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Microwave bittersweet chocolate for 35 to 40 second intervals stirring each time until chocolate has melted. Be careful not to overheat and burn the chocolate during the last interval – reduce time to ensure smooth melted chocolate.
  4. Using a rubber spatula pour the chocolate onto prepared baking sheet.
  5. Using an off-set spatula spread the chocolate into the shape of a square being careful not to spread too thin.
  6. Repeat heating step for white chocolate.
  7. Spoon dollops of white chocolate all over the bittersweet chocolate. Drag your rubber spatula in a zig zag pattern across the chocolate
  8. On a clean surface chop cooled bacon into fine pieces and immediately sprinkle evenly over marbled chocolate. Sprinkle nuts over top and softly press down with the back of a clean spoon any toppings that are not adhered to the chocolate bark.
  9. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Once completely chilled use a butter knife and crack bark into desired number of pieces. Enjoy right away or place in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
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Be creative! Make this your own – need thought starters? Things that go great with bacon… Smores bark – bacon, mini marshmallows and crushed graham crackers Bacon, fruit and nut – bacon, assorted nuts and chopped dried fruit such as apricots and cranberry

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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

minutes

Serves
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8

Portions

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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Picnic Hotdog Board

Preparation
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20

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Total Time
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40

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Serves
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4

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Hot Dog Platter

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 6Maple Leaf® Natural Top Dogs™ Original Hot Dogs
  • 1Maple Leaf® Natural Original Smoked Sausage, Sliced
  • 4slices 375g pkg Maple Leaf® Natural Original Bacon
  • 4Hotdog Buns
  • Big Mac Hotdogs
  • ½Cup Special Sauce (Mayonnaise, Dill Pickle Relish, Ketchup & Yellow Mustard, Paprika, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Salt)
  • 2Slices American Cheese
  • ½cup Shredded Lettuce
  • 4slices Dill Pickle
  • ¼medium White Onion – Finely diced.
  • BLT hotdogs
  • ½Cup mayonnaise
  • ½Cup romaine lettuce, shredded
  • ½Cup Sliced tomatoes
  • Nacho cheese Hotdogs
  • ½cup nacho cheese sauce, prepared
  • 4jalapeno slices – optional
  • ¼cup Crushed corn tortillas
  • ¼cup tomato, diced
  • ¼ cup guacamole, prepared
  • Chimichurri smoked sausage
  • ½Cup chimichurri, prepared
  • 1Pickles shallot, sliced

Big Mac Hotdogs

  1. Preheat the grill to high heat.
  2. Whisk together all the special sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  3. Place 2 Hotdogs on the grill using tongs.
  4. While the hot dogs are cooking, toast the buns.
  5. Place two slices of American cheese into each hot dog bun. Return the buns to the grill for 1-2 minutes for the cheese to melt.
  6. Add 1/4 cup of shredded lettuce into each hot dog bun.
  7. Place both grilled hot dog into the bun and place 3-4 pickle slices. Sprinkle white onion over top.
  8. Drizzle the hot dog with the special sauce and serve.

BLT Hotdogs

  1. Tightly wrap each hot dog with bacon.
  2. Place on the grill over medium heat, cook hot dogs, turning frequently with tons, until bacon is crispy and cooked through for about 10-12 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, spread mayonnaise onto each toasted hot dog bun, then layer in romaine and tomatoes. Top with bacon-wrapped hot dog and serve.

Nacho cheese Hotdogs

  1. To the heated grill add hot dogs and grill them a couple minutes per side.
  2. Serve the hot dogs on toasted hotdog buns, then top with nacho cheese, crushed tortilla chips, jalapeno slices, diced tomato, and guacamole.

Chimichurri Smoked Sausage

  1. Grill the sausage until the exterior is crisp and char marks appear, about 5 to 6 minutes per side.
  2. Serve grilled sausages in toasted buns and top with chimichurri sauce
    and pickled red shallots.
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Enjoy outside with family and friends!

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Mac and Cheese Top Dogs

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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25

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

Mac and Cheese Top Dogs

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook for 10 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
  2. Melt the butter in a medium pan.
  3. Whisk in the flour under low heat and cook, whisking until the flour is lightly toasted.
  4. Whisk in the milk and reserved pasta water and cook until slightly thickened.
  5. Add the cheeses and whisk until creamy.
  6. Stir the pasta into the cheese sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Cook the Hotdogs as per cooking instructions on the package.
  8. Combine the sandwich by adding 2 tablespoons on Macaroni and cheese to the hotdog bun topped with ML top dogs.
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Mac and cheese can be mixed with bacon.
Garnish with chopped chives or Parsley.

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Turkey Hummus Pinwheel Sandwich

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5

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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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Turkey Hummus Pinwheel Sandwich

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Spread ¼ cup hummus on each tortilla.
  2. Arrange 4 turkey slices each over the hummus and place 2 slices of Swiss cheese each on top of the turkey slices.
  3. Place the peppers over cheese and scatter spinach over peppers.
  4. Roll tightly and wrap securely in plastic. Keep refrigerated for 10 minutes.
  5. Remove from the refrigerator and slice each wrap into quarters and serve.
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Serve with Ranch.

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