Forget dry crackers or soggy white bread. These Mini BLT Appetizers upgrade the classic sandwich by using buttery Brioche bread, toasted to golden perfection. They are bite-sized, packed with savory garlic mayo, and hold their shape beautifully for hours—making them the ultimate finger food for your next grazing table or Super Bowl party.
Why You'll Love This Mini BLT Appetizer:
- Quick and easy: Ready in just 40 minutes.
- Flavor-packed: Each bite delivers the perfect balance of crispy bacon, fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and creamy garlic mayo.
- Perfect for gatherings: Great for appetizers, grazing tables, or as finger food for parties.
What You Will Need:
- 10 grape tomatoes
- 2 whole romaine leaves
- 4 slices of thick sliced bacon
- ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
- ½ cup of mayonnaise
- 5 slices of brioche loaf
- 1 tablespoon of melted butter
Tips for the Best Mini BLTs
- 1. The Squeeze Bottle The biggest problem with mini appetizers is that they slide apart. To fix this, put your garlic mayo in a simple squeeze bottle. Add a small dot of mayo between every layer (bread, bacon, lettuce, tomato). This acts as tasty "glue" to hold the stack together.
- 2. How to Get Flat Bacon For perfect stacking, your bacon needs to be flat, not curled.
- Additional Tip: Bake your bacon in the oven at 400°F on a wire rack or parchment paper. It cooks evenly and stays perfectly flat, making it easy to cut into neat squares.
- 3. Don't Skip the Toast You must toast the brioche after cutting it. This seals the bread and prevents the mayo and tomato juice from making the appetizer soggy.
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FAQ's:
Thick-sliced bacon is recommended because it tends to cook without curling, allowing the pieces to lie flat and making the BLT appetizers easier to stack neatly.
While brioche adds an extra layer of flavor, you can use any other sliced bread you prefer. Just make sure to cut the crusts off and quarter the pieces before toasting.
A great tip is to place a small dot of garlic mayonnaise between layers, particularly between the lettuce and tomato, to help them stick together and prevent them from falling off.
Using a squeeze bottle (like a clean ketchup bottle from a dollar store) for the garlic mayonnaise can make spreading it much faster and more efficient, especially when preparing many appetizers.
While the assembly can be done entirely ahead, you can prepare components (cook/slice bacon, make garlic mayo, toast/cool bread) in advance and assemble just before serving to maintain freshness and crispness.
The garlic mayonnaise in this recipe is made with garlic powder and mayonnaise, which will give it a savory garlic flavor, but it is not inherently spicy unless you add extra spices like chili powder.
Recipe
Mini BLT Appetizers (Easy Brioche Bites)
Ingredients
- 10 grape tomatoes
- 2 whole leaves of romaine lettuce
- 4 slices of thick sliced bacon
- ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
- ½ cup of mayonnaise
- 5 slices of brioche loaf
- 1 tablespoon of melted butter
Method
- Slice tomatoes longways and store in the fridge until you are ready to assemble.
- Cook bacon. Try to keep as flat as possible.
- After bacon is cooked and cooled, slice into 1 ½ to 2 inch pieces.
- Combine garlic powder and mayonnaise. Next, cut the romaine into 2 inch by 2 inch pieces. Set both in the fridge until you are ready to assemble.
- Cut the crusts off of the slices of brioche loaf. Slice the pieces into quarters. Refer to the video if needed.
- Brush the quartered pieces with the melted butter and bake for 5-6 minutes at 375 degrees F or until golden brown. After baking, set aside to cool.
- To assemble, spread about a ½ teaspoon to a teaspoon of garlic mayonnaise on a piece of toasted brioche. Next place a piece of bacon, lettuce and tomato then repeat until done.
Linda Nix says
Great idea of blt thanks
clevelandcooking says
Thank you for the feedback!