Bacon and Pineapple Packages With Cilantro and Jalapeno

Sweet and spicy, these pineapple-bacon bites are surefire crowd-pleasers.

Makes: 6-12 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Recipe Created By: Vivian Howard
Featured In: North Carolina Field & Family

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces smoked sliced bacon
  • 1 pineapple, peeling and core cut away
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 jalapeno pepper
  • cilantro stems cut into 1-inch pieces

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cut pineapple into 1-inch cubes. Toss the cubes in brown sugar. Lay down a slice of bacon, and place a pineapple cube at the bottom of the slice. Top it with a few cilantro stems and a thin slice of jalapeno.
  3. Roll the bacon around the pineapple one time. Cut it free and place the package seam side down on a baking sheet. Roast for 15 minutes. Serve on a skewer.

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