Smoked Cream Cheese with Bacon Jam | Fire Food Family
Smoked Cream Cheese with Bacon Jam
15 mins prepServes 8
A delicious smoked cream cheese topped with a sweet and spicy bacon jam made with jalapeno slices, perfect for any gathering. It's easy to prepare and offers a delightful combination of flavors, making it an ideal appetizer.
1: Score the top of the cream cheese with a knife to help expose it to more smoke.
2: Generously season the cream cheese with your favorite BBQ rub.
3: Smoke the cream cheese at 225-250F for 1-1.5 hours.
4: In a skillet over medium heat, add the chopped bacon and cook down, then set aside.
5: Add the sliced onion to the skillet and cook it down using some of the leftover bacon fat.
6: Pull the skillet off the heat and add the cooked bacon back in, then stir in 1/2 cup of brown sugar, half the jalapeno juice, and 1/3 cup of the jalapenos from the jar, along with 1/2 cup maple syrup.
7: Place the skillet back over the heat and simmer, stirring often until it reduces and reaches a jammy consistency.
8: Top the smoked cream cheese with the bacon jam and enjoy it with crackers, chips, or whatever you like.
