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Treat your guests this Thanksgiving with these delicious Bacon-Wrapped Spinach Dip Crostini’s from the Food Network! These crostini’s will make for a great Thanksgiving day appetizer the family can eat before the main feast. With only 45 total minutes of combined cook/prep time, there’s no better time to try this out than for the holiday!

INGREDIENTS

This recipe 8-12 servings (24 crostini)

• 12 slices bacon, cut in half crosswise
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the baking sheet
• One 9-ounce box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan  
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise 
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 24 bias-cut slices baguette (1/4 inch thick; from 1 baguette)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Toss the bacon with the brown sugar in a medium bowl until evenly coated. Arrange the bacon on a baking sheet and bake until light golden around the edges but still very soft, about 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Wipe the baking sheet clean, then spray with cooking spray.
2. Stir together the spinach, cream cheese, Parmesan, mayonnaise, garlic and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl.
3. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the spinach mixture onto each slice of bread and wrap it with a piece of bacon so that the ends are tucked under the bread (it should look a bit like a belt). Arrange the crostini on the prepared baking sheet and bake until the bacon is dark golden, about 15 minutes. These are best served warm.