Snacks & Appetizers
Bacon Cheese Bites
Soft bread rolls filled with cream cheese and herbs, wrapped in bacon, and baked until the outside turns crisp.
By PedroPublished August 24, 2026 · Updated September 14, 2026i
Estimated total time. This covers the full recipe from start to finish, including preparation and any resting, chilling, baking, or cooling. Some of that time is hands-off.
If you’re putting out a few snacks instead of cooking a whole meal, these bacon cheese bites are a warm option you can eat with your fingers. There’s no pastry to make. Under the bacon is a little roll of soft sandwich bread with cream cheese and chopped herbs inside.
I like that soft center against the crisp bacon, with a little browned bread showing at each end. They’re rich, so the small size makes sense here. I’d put them on a plate for sharing and let them cool a little before anyone takes the first bite.
Ingredients for Bacon Cheese Bites
I use soft white sandwich bread, plain cream cheese, and regular-cut bacon for these bites. Fresh parsley or chives adds a light herbal note; it is included without a fixed quantity, so only a small amount needs to be finely chopped and ready.
- 5 slices soft white sandwich bread
- 130 g cream cheese
- fresh parsley or chivesfinely chopped
- 450 g regular-cut bacon slices
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How to Make Bacon Cheese Bites
Set an oven-safe wire rack inside the baking sheet before shaping the bites. Cut each of the five wrapped rolls into four pieces to make about 20 bites.
Prepare the tray
Heat the oven to 180°C. Fit a baking sheet with an oven-safe wire rack.
Trim the bread
Remove the crusts from all five slices while keeping each soft bread square intact.
Add the filling
Spread an even layer of cream cheese over each slice, then sprinkle with a little finely chopped parsley or chives.
Roll the slices
Starting from a long side, roll each slice of bread tightly into a compact cylinder.
Wrap with bacon
Spiral bacon around each bread roll so the outside is well covered.
Cut the rolls
Use a sharp knife or kitchen scissors to cut each wrapped roll into four equal pieces.
Arrange the bites
Set the bites on the wire rack with the bacon seam facing down so it stays in place during baking.
Bake until crisp
Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, until the bacon is golden and crisp and the bread is nicely browned.
Rest and serve
Let the bites rest for a few minutes after removing them from the oven, then serve them warm or slightly cooled.
Tips that make a difference
- Use soft sandwich bread so each slice rolls into a compact cylinder without fighting the shape.
- Spiral the bacon around the bread so the filling is covered from end to end.
- Place every bite seam-side down on the rack so the bacon stays wrapped as it cooks.
- Use both color cues at the end because the bacon should be crisp and the bread should be nicely browned.
These bites have a soft cream cheese center, browned bread, and crisp bacon around the outside. I give them a few minutes on the rack after baking, then serve them while they are still warm.
The Texture After Baking
I let the bites rest for a few minutes once the bacon and bread are browned. The outside should be crisp enough to hold, while the bread and cream cheese stay soft in the middle. Cutting each of the five rolls into four pieces also keeps the final 20 bites small and even.
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Bacon Cheese Bites
Soft bread rolls filled with cream cheese and herbs, wrapped in bacon, and baked until the outside turns crisp.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1Prepare the tray
Heat the oven to 180°C. Fit a baking sheet with an oven-safe wire rack.
- 2Trim the bread
Remove the crusts from all five slices while keeping each soft bread square intact.
- 3Add the filling
Spread an even layer of cream cheese over each slice, then sprinkle with a little finely chopped parsley or chives.
- 4Roll the slices
Starting from a long side, roll each slice of bread tightly into a compact cylinder.
- 5Wrap with bacon
Spiral bacon around each bread roll so the outside is well covered.
- 6Cut the rolls
Use a sharp knife or kitchen scissors to cut each wrapped roll into four equal pieces.
- 7Arrange the bites
Set the bites on the wire rack with the bacon seam facing down so it stays in place during baking.
- 8Bake until crisp
Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, until the bacon is golden and crisp and the bread is nicely browned.
- 9Rest and serve
Let the bites rest for a few minutes after removing them from the oven, then serve them warm or slightly cooled.
Questions you might have
Why should the bacon seam face down?
Placing the seam against the wire rack helps the bacon stay wrapped around the bread while it bakes.
