Recipes and Cooking Sprouts and Cherry Toasties 3.5 (6) Add your rating & review This easy dinner dish is ready in a flash. While the Brussels sprouts cook, toast the bread and spread on the jam. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on October 1, 2014 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 4 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 6 ounce applewood smoked bacon, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces 1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved or quartered ½ teaspoon kosher salt 4 slices rustic wheat bread, toasted ¾ cup ricotta cheese ½ cup cherry jam Fresh thyme (optional) Directions Cook bacon in a very large skillet over medium heat until crisp; remove from pan and drain on paper towels. Reserve 3 tablespoons of the bacon drippings in the skillet; discard remaining drippings. Cook Brussels sprouts with kosher salt in the reserved drippings over medium heat for 7 to 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat and stir in reserved bacon. Spread each slice of bread with one-fourth of the ricotta and cherry jam. Top each with Brussels sprouts mixture and thyme, if desired. Andy Lyons Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 545 Calories 23g Fat 67g Carbs 19g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 545 % Daily Value * Total Fat 23g 29% Saturated Fat 10g 50% Cholesterol 46mg 15% Sodium 841mg 37% Total Carbohydrate 67g 24% Total Sugars 25g Protein 19g Vitamin C 100mg 500% Calcium 231mg 18% Iron 4.1mg 23% Potassium 691mg 15% Folate, total 127.5mcg Vitamin B-12 0.3mcg Vitamin B-6 0.4mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.