This Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich is the perfect combination of savory and sweet. Made with Swiss cheese, blackberry jam, fresh jalapeños, and crispy bacon, it’s an unexpectedly delicious combo and a must try for grilled cheese lovers!
When it comes to sandwiches, there are certain combinations that just go together. Like bacon, lettuce & tomato or ham & Swiss on rye. And as delicious as these combinations are, I often find that my favorites are the ones that have an element of surprise.
Case in point: this Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese. It’s an unexpected combination of Swiss cheese, crispy bacon, blackberry jam, and fresh jalapeños on toasted sourdough bread. And it’s absolutely DELICIOUS.
We’re talking mouthwatering, craveable, addictively delicious. The type of sandwich you literally dream about! Why? Because it hits all the right notes! Between the nutty Swiss cheese and the salty bacon and the spicy jalapeños and the sweet blackberry jam, it’s a flavor explosion that’s just waiting to be experienced.
what you’ll need for this recipe
- Bread – Like any traditional grilled cheese, this one is sandwiched between 2 slices of bread. I used sliced sourdough, but you can use any type of bread you like.
- Cheese – Swiss cheese adds a deliciously nutty, slightly sweet flavor to this sandwich. You could also use sliced Provolone, Monterey Jack, Gouda, or Cheddar.
- Bacon – Crispy bacon gives this grilled cheese an extra level of savory goodness and also makes it more hearty and satisfying. Substitute ham or turkey bacon if you prefer.
- Jalapeños – Sliced jalapeños add a spicy kick and extra crunch to this sandwich. For more of a kick, use sliced habaneros!
- Jam – Instead of a more traditional savory spread, I used blackberry jam to add sweetness to this recipe. Any type of jam would be delicious, including strawberry, peach, orange marmalade, or cherry!
how to make blackberry bacon grilled cheese
Assemble the sandwich. Butter one slice of bread and place it, butter side down, in a skillet. Spread with jam, then add the cheese, bacon, and jalapeños. Top it with a second slice of buttered bread, butter side up.
Grill. Heat the skillet to medium and grill 4-5 minutes on each side, until the cheese is fully melted and the bread is golden brown.
Recipe Variations
- Use any type of bread (white, wheat, ciabatta, or any type you have on hand)
- Substitute turkey bacon, ham or prosciutto for the bacon
- Use any flavor of jam (peach, strawberry, mixed berry, cherry, or orange would all be delicious!)
- Substitute any type of cheese for the Swiss
- Add fresh spinach or arugula
- Add thinly sliced apples or pears
- Add fresh basil
- Substitute any of your favorite peppers for the jalapeños
storing & reheating
Leftovers can be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. To reheat, place grilled cheese on a rimmed baking sheet and heat in the oven at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted. You can also reheat it in the air fryer at 400° for 2-4 minutes.
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Blackberry Bacon Grilled Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 2 pieces sourdough bread
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 4 pieces bacon cooked until crispy
- 1/2 jalapeno thinly sliced
- 3 Tablespoons blackberry jam
Instructions
- Butter one slice of bread and place it, butter side down, in a skillet.
- Spread with jam, then add cheese, bacon, and jalapeños.
- Top with a second slice of buttered bread, butter side up.
- Heat the skillet to medium and grill 4-5 minutes on each side, until the cheese is fully melted and the bread is golden brown.
Oh my! I could have this for lunch everyday!!
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!
WOW those sammies look amazing! I love sweet and savory together 🙂
Absolutely adore all the flavors going on here. Fruit in a grilled cheese sandwich is essential!
Happy National Grilled Cheese Day to you! These sandwiches look like the perfect way to celebrate – yum!
Sweet, salty, spicy, melty….aaaahhhh, this looks AMAZING!
OMG!! You WIN National Grilled Cheese DAY! That looks so daaaaang good!
I adore sweet and savory together. This sounds amazing. Pinned and sharing!
Sweet and savory is my favorite flavor combo – Ican’t wait for black berry season to hit!
I love the jalapeno with the jam and cheese, what a grand plan!
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! ❤️
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?
I need this in my life!!! And I’m not gonna share that to anyone! YUMMM!!
Oh, my gosh. Seriously amazing grilled cheese!
I love blackberries!
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!
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!
I am so excited about this sandwich! It’s super close to one of my favorite dishes at my favorite restaurants. Yay!
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!
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!!
This is one amazing sandwich! Love all that gooey cheese!
I love grilled cheese and this looks incredible!!
This looks amazing friend. I love it. The cheese is making me hungry. Can’t wait to try this.
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!
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!
Wow, this sandwich is amazing! All of the flavors go incredibly well together. I will definitely be making it again!
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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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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
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!
This is FANTASTIC!!! THE king of the sandwiches! I did it with plum gem… You can serve with dried smoked plums…
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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Gotta have it!!!! Mmm
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!
Mouth mesmerizing.
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…
So happy you enjoyed them and I love the idea of pizza!!
AMAZING!! Can’t wait to make another one!!
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!
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!
This is THE best grilled cheese ever! Love the mix of sweet and spicy. Kids loved it too!
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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!
Why the hell would you put 4 slices of cheese on one sandwich?
Personal preference. I like my grilled cheese CHEESY! You can feel free to use any amount you find appropriate 🙂
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Great flavor combination of savory and sweet and a bit salty. I used a lot more jalapeño than the amount called for and we could not really get the flavor of them. Next time I might use jalapeño pepper jelly instead of the blackberry maybe to pick up a little heat. All in all this is a fun tasty sandwich. I used mayo on the outside of these sandwiches instead of butter. Many restaurants use mayo instead of butter when making their grilled cheese sandwiches.
Wow, those sammies are so amazing! i like sweet and salty together