Bacon Brie Biscuit Bites with Onion Jam

Into a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the bacon. Cook until bacon is slightly crunchy but still chewy in the middle, flipping once. It will take about 5 minutes.

Remove the bacon to paper towels to drain. Add the onions and sugar into the skillet with the baking drippings. Toss to coat and reduce the heat to medium-low. Let the onions cook for 1 hour or more until very soft and dark caramel in color, stirring every 10 minutes or so. Adjust the heat as needed so the onions sizzle slightly but don’t brown at the edges.

About 30 minutes before you’d like to serve, preheat the oven per the biscuit directions. Cut the biscuits into 4 (if using small biscuits) or 6 (if using large biscuits) pieces each, and place the pieces on a baking sheet lined with parchment or sprayed with cooking spray. Spray the tops of the biscuits with cooking spray or olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake as directed on the biscuit package, until golden and puffy.

To assemble, stack a piece of bacon, then a piece of brie, then a teaspoon of onion jam on each hot biscuit piece and secure with a toothpick. Serve with extra onion jam, if desired.

Notes: Jam, biscuits and/or bacon may all be cooked in advance, then bites assembled and kept in the fridge on the baking sheet you used for the biscuits. To serve the refrigerated bites, place them in a 375 F oven for 5-10 minutes to soften cheese just slightly.