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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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?
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Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese
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
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Butter one side of each slice of bread. Place bread, butter side down, in skillet.
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Top one piece of bread with cheese, bacon, and jalapeños.
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Top the other piece of bread with blackberry jam.
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Put sandwich together; grill over medium heat, flipping after 4-5 minutes.
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Grill until both sides are golden brown and cheese is melted.
Meg @ With Salt and Wit says
Oh my! I could have this for lunch everyday!!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says
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!
Bobbi from Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen says
WOW those sammies look amazing! I love sweet and savory together 🙂
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
Absolutely adore all the flavors going on here. Fruit in a grilled cheese sandwich is essential!
Sheila @ Life, Love, and Good Food says
Happy National Grilled Cheese Day to you! These sandwiches look like the perfect way to celebrate – yum!
Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen says
Sweet, salty, spicy, melty….aaaahhhh, this looks AMAZING!
Katerina @ Diethood says
OMG!! You WIN National Grilled Cheese DAY! That looks so daaaaang good!
Malia says
I adore sweet and savory together. This sounds amazing. Pinned and sharing!
Megan {Country Cleaver} says
Sweet and savory is my favorite flavor combo – Ican’t wait for black berry season to hit!
Heidi @foodiecrushecrush says
I love the jalapeno with the jam and cheese, what a grand plan!
Jessica says
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! ❤️
Rachel @ Rachel Cooks says
This is one dreamy grilled cheese!
PS: YES – we have a boy and girl and everyone tells me we should be done since we have one of each. Okay?
Andi @ The Weary Chef says
I need this in my life!!! And I’m not gonna share that to anyone! YUMMM!!
Liz says
Oh, my gosh. Seriously amazing grilled cheese!
Megan @ MegUnProcessed says
I love blackberries!
Tanya+Schroeder says
I agaree, this is exactly how a sandwich should look! I love the salty, sweet, cheesy, spicy combo; you just cannot go wrong with this!
amanda @ fake ginger says
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!
Amy says
I am so excited about this sandwich! It’s super close to one of my favorite dishes at my favorite restaurants. Yay!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
I plan WAY to much in life! I need to learn to relax and roll with the punches a little bit more like you! Although I’m all for you telling me to eat this grilled cheese! What a fantastic combo!
Love Bakes Good Cakes says
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!!
Deb@ Cooking on the Front Burner says
This is one amazing sandwich! Love all that gooey cheese!
Rachael Yerkes says
I love grilled cheese and this looks incredible!!
San says
This looks amazing friend. I love it. The cheese is making me hungry. Can’t wait to try this.
marcie says
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!
Nancy | The Bitter Side of Sweet says
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!
DeAndrea says
Wow, this sandwich is amazing! All of the flavors go incredibly well together. I will definitely be making it again!
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Ariana says
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?
Catherine says
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.
Nicole says
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
Kaci says
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!
Oli says
This is FANTASTIC!!! THE king of the sandwiches! I did it with plum gem… You can serve with dried smoked plums…
Tonya says
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!
Michael says
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Connie says
Gotta have it!!!! Mmm
Karen says
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!
Punit @ breast cancer treatment says
Mouth mesmerizing.
Tammy says
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…
Cathy Trochelman says
So happy you enjoyed them and I love the idea of pizza!!
Heather says
AMAZING!! Can’t wait to make another one!!
Shawna Z says
I didn’t have Swiss cheese, jalapenos, or sourdough bread so I made some substitutions but it still turned out amazingly tasty! I made mine with honey wheat bread, smoked gouda, bacon, and blackberry jelly. The combination of sweet, salty,and smoky is so good! I definitely want to make this as written once I get the right ingredients but that combination is also really good!
flgirl says
Amazing! Made this for dinner, it’s fabulous. Only thing I substituted was instead of 4 slices of Swiss, I used 2 Swiss and 2 provolone. Soooo good!
Charlotte Evans says
This is THE best grilled cheese ever! Love the mix of sweet and spicy. Kids loved it too!
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Cathy Trochelman says
Blogging is a full time job. Just curious…do you work for free?
Linda says
OMG! Party in my mouth!!! I am stunned to see this recipe has been around 5 years and I just discovered it. I made it as written, but substituted strawberry for blackberry because that’s what I had, and I feel like I have died and gone to Heaven. I wish I could stop thinking about the calories, 😂 Will make again…so, so good!