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Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese is the perfect combination of savory and sweet! Made with Swiss cheese, blackberry jam, fresh jalapeños, and crispy bacon, it’s a must try for ALL grilled cheese lovers! Just in time for National Grilled Cheese Day!

Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese cut in half next to a bowl of fresh blackberries

It’s interesting how people tend to have a certain idea in their mind of the way things should be. Particularly when it comes to their families. How many kids they should have, how many years apart, boys or girls…..BOYS OR GIRLS! Seriously, the gender thing is huge…..and the more people I know with kids, the more I realize just how much it matters.

Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese sandwich cooking in a frying pan

I can’t tell you the number of times throughout the years people have asked me if we’re trying for a boy. During every pregnancy after Ellia…and even now that we’re done having kids! As if the only reason we kept going was to hopefully end up with a boy someday!

close up image of a grilled cheese sandwich on white bread with crisp bacon, jalapenos, and blackberry jam added to it.

 For the record, that’s totally NOT why we kept having kids. I honestly never felt like I needed a boy or a girl (although I secretly loved the fact that I kept having girls). But if one of the girls had turned out to be a boy, I would have been 100% excited. And I would have truly believed that was exactly how our family was supposed to be.

best grilled cheese sandwich cooking in a pan

But that’s kind of how I roll in life. I try to be open to what the future holds, rather than planning it all out for myself. I just feel like things are easier that way….and definitely less disappointing!

hand holding a Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese

Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese

It’s also my approach when it comes to food. Forget about the “shoulds”….sometimes you just need to go with a feeling and see how it turns out! My grilled cheese sandwich creation is the perfect example. This sandwich is loaded with:

  • Swiss cheese
  • blackberry jam
  • crisp bacon, and
  • sliced jalapeños

It’s definitely a grilled cheese sandwich that was born from a feeling. And it just feels right.

hands pulling apart a Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese so you can see the melted cheese stretching between the two halves

So. IF you happen to be one of those people who has a clear vision of how things should be (and I love you for it) I’m telling you: THIS is how a grilled cheese should be. Or, at the very least, it’s one mighty fine combination. Of course, I feel the same way about my Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese and my Italian Antipasto Grilled Cheese Sandwich.

close up of melted cheese oozing down the side of a Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese sandwich

National Grilled Cheese Day

So what inspired this beautiful blackberry bacon grilled cheese sandwich? Well, today is National Grilled Cheese Day! Which clearly needs celebrating. Of course. So I headed to Pick ‘n Save and let the ingredients do the talking. Speaking of Pick ‘n Save, they have an amazing deal coming up to help you get your grilled cheese sandwich game on. Every time you purchase a package of Roundy’s cheese using your  Fresh Perks card between April 28th – May 26th you are automatically entered to win a Year’s Supply of Roundy’s Cheese! For real! See what happens when you’re open to where life leads you? Total deliciousness. So let’s all go buy cheese. And then let’s make the best grilled cheese sandwich recipe. Sound like a plan?

grilled cheese sandwich on white bread made with swiss cheese, blackberry jam, jalapenos and bacon

To learn more about Pick ‘n Save, and for additional recipe inspiration, visit them on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest!

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Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese

This Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese is the perfect combination of savory and sweet! Made with Swiss cheese, blackberry jam, fresh jalapeños, and crispy bacon, it's a must try for ALL sandwich lovers!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 1 sandwich
Author Cathy Trochelman

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 pieces sourdough bread
  • 4 slices Swiss cheese
  • 4 pieces bacon cooked
  • 1/2 jalapeno sliced (*for less spice, remove seeds)
  • 3 Tbsp. blackberry jam

Instructions

  1. Butter one side of each slice of bread. Place bread, butter side down, in skillet.
  2. Top one piece of bread with cheese, bacon, and jalapeños.
  3. Top the other piece of bread with blackberry jam.
  4. Put sandwich together; grill over medium heat, flipping after 4-5 minutes.
  5. Grill until both sides are golden brown and cheese is melted.

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  2. I totally feel you, except opposite. With two boys, everyone thinks I want a girl. Nope – I am done and happy! And I’d be happy with this grilled cheese. I’ve made a blackberry and ham grilled cheese, but I love the saltiness of the bacon and the little bit of spice you added!

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  11. This sandwich encompasses everything I love, savory, sweet and hot? Yes this is one amazing sandwich my friend! You’ve got me craving it at 6am! For the record, one of my dear friends side and misery when she found out that my second would be ANOTHER girl (she has 2 boys/1 girl). She snapped my happiness right from under me and told me that I needed a “nuclear family”. Over the years, Ive teased her about it but isn’t it funny how everyone has an opinion? You’re right though, our family, like yours, is exactly how it should be! ❤️

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  17. My divorce isn’t even final yet and people are already saying, “Maybe when you get remarried, you’ll have a girl!!” It is the strangest thing to me.

    This grilled cheese looks fabulous though! I love berries and Swiss together!

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  20. I hate to admit that I’m a planner to a fault! 😀 However, when it came to having kids, I was happy with boys or girls ……. and lemme tell you, after having 4 boys, I can’t tell you how many times we were asked if we were trying for a girl!! My mom is one of seven sisters – no brothers – and I can only imagine the stuff my grandparents heard!! 😀

    I am totally loving this grilled cheese combo – I love all of those flavors and I think they would be a flavor explosion together!!

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  24. This is the most mouth-watering grilled cheese I’ve seen! I love the addition of the bacon and blackberry jam, and then those jalapenos — yum!

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  25. I think as I have gotten older I have become less of a planner in that aspect. I realize that it doesn’t matter what you plan, life is going to happen and there are things beyond our control! Luckily we can control our food and let me tell you adding fruit to grilled cheese is amazing!! Love the blackberries in this!

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  26. Wow, this sandwich is amazing! All of the flavors go incredibly well together. I will definitely be making it again!

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  29. I am all about a good grilled cheese sammach! Never thought about putting jam on it though.. I think this will be a good wknd brunch kinda meal. Do you think provolone would work just as well as swiss?

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  30. I’m trying to figure out where in the hell you fit it in to drop your mommy bragging on a post for a grilled cheese recipe? Literally not even two subjects related to each other, it was really weird.

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  31. Made this for my husband and son last night, they LOVED it! It was complex and amazing in flavor. Thank you for sharing, already have my own version worked out in my head. Thanks again

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  32. I made these the other day and oh my! It has got to be one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. I made my husband one too and he has been asking for another one ever since. I am drooling just thinking about them!

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  34. This sandwich was great! I didn’t have sour dough bread on hand, but did have an Italian loaf from the bakery. I removed all seeds from the jalapeño. Next time I will try it on Sour dough bread and leave some of the seeds in the jalapeño. Also, I think I would prefer a stronger cheese… sharp white cheddar, perhaps. Thanks for a great grilled cheese idea!

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    • I look at comments after a recipe to see if people tried it and liked it or maybe added a change to it. I read these comments and realized that there is a lot of counseling and a lot of people that just need to be heard. You must have a good feel to people.

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  36. This sandwich is a MASTERPIECE! 😀 I’ve had one for lunch every day for a week. Just had to let you know how much I love/appreciate this recipe!

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  38. This sandwich is amazing! I loved it so much, that when we had pizza night, I took the leftover toppings and made it into, you guessed it… a pizza! Yup, it was also amazing. My guests were amazed at how awesome the pizza was. One friend just sat there eating it, repeating the phrase “oh my God”, so ya, we’ll be making this again and again and…

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