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AIP Bacon Wrapped Apples

These AIP Bacon Wrapped Apples combine sweet and earthy flavors with rosemary, cinnamon, and coconut sugar. It takes just a few simple ingredients and they are pretty fast to make. Plus, for being such a simple appetizer, the presentation is au fancy.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American, Italian, Party Food
Servings 24 Slices

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 Apples sliced
  • 1 lb Thin sliced bacon or turkey bacon
  • 1 Tablespoon Coconut sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1-2 Teaspoons Rosemary
  • Avocado oil if using turkey bacon

Instructions
 

  • Start by slicing the apple into quarters, and then cut each quarter into quarters or thirds. You should have between 12-16 slices per apple.
  • Next, take your slices of bacon and cut them in half. Cut the whole stack at once instead of cutting each individual piece.
  • Take each apple slice and wrap the bacon around them. Set each apple slice on a cookie sheet or in a cake pan. The bacon can produce a lot of grease so you want to cook it in something that has a lip around it so that the grease won’t drip in the oven.
  • Make sure that the loose end of the bacon is on the underside of the apple so it does not curl off the apple while it is baking.
  • If using turkey bacon, coat each apple with avocado oil or other AIP compliant oil (if you are using pork bacon, you can skip this step).
  • Once you have the apples lined out on the cookie sheet, sprinkle each apple with cinnamon, coconut sugar, and rosemary. I only seasoned one side, but you can do both.
  • Place the cookie sheet in the oven at 375 and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the bacon is crisp and the apples are soft.

Notes

For this kind of appetizer, thin bacon works the best. It gives the apple slice full coverage without overpowering the apple.
If you don’t eat pork bacon, you can definitely go for turkey bacon. Since turkey bacon tends to be less fatty than pork bacon, you will definitely want to take the extra step and coat each apple in oil before sprinkling them with seasoning.
To make this recipe Whole 30 compliant, simply leave out the coconut sugar. The Bacon Wrapped Apples will still taste delicious!
Keyword Aip, AIP appetizer, Paleo, Paleo appetizer, Party Food, Whole 30