Ingredients
- Servings: 8
- 12 slices bacon
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 3 cups croutons
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 6 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1 bell pepper (any color), diced
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Recipe
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins
- place bacon in a large, deep skillet. cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. drain, crumble and set aside.
- preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
- melt butter in the microwave, or in a small pan on the stove over low heat. spray a 9x12 inch baking dish with vegetable spray. place croutons in the bottom of the dish, and drizzle with melted butter. sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.
- crack the eggs into a bowl, whisking to break up the yolks. add milk, peppers, mustard, salt, and pepper, and beat until well-combined. pour over the croutons and cheese, and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
- bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. remove from oven and allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.
Ingredients
- Servings: 16
- 1 1/4 cups finely chopped toasted pecans
- 2 tablespoons non-hydrogenated margarine, melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 32 kraft caramels, chopped
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 3 (250 g) packages philadelphia brick cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 (8 ounce) package bakers semi-sweet chocolate, melted, cooled slightly
- 1/2 cup pecan halves, toasted
Recipe
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 55 mins
Ready Time: 5 hrs 10 mins
- heat oven to 350 degrees f. cover bottom of 9 inch springform pan with parchment paper. combine chopped pecans, margarine and 2 tablespoon sugar; press bottom of pan. microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on medium 4 to 5 minutes or until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 2 minutes. spread over crust to within 1 inch of edge; cool.
- beat cream cheese and remaining sugar with mixer until blended. add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. stir in chocolate; pour over caramel layer.
- bake 45 to 50 minutes or until centre is almost set. run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. refrigerate 4 hours. sprinkle with pecans halves just before serving.
