Give our Flawless Cheese and Bacon Turnovers recipe a go today, the perfect Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, or even served up with beans and chips for dinner!
The best thing about these turnovers is how easy they are to make.
Cheese and Bacon wrapped in a puff pastry square and baked in the oven. You can use any type of cheese or bacon that you like, get baking today!
We also have a Greggs style steak bake recipe you may like.
How to make Cheese and Bacon Turnovers?
Here is everything you need to know about how to make these bacon and cheese turnovers. Continue to read below for more tips.
📖 Step by Step Recipe
Flawless Cheese and Bacon Turnovers
Ingredients
- 6 rashers Bacon - Your choice of Streaky/Back Bacon and Smoked/Unsmoked
- 1 Sheet Puff Pastry - Ready Rolled
- 130 grams Cheddar Cheese - Your choice of mild or mature
- 1 Egg - Whisked
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C Fan / 210°C / 415 F/ Gas Mark 6. Fry the bacon over medium heat until cooked to your preference, place to one side.Roll out the ready-rolled puff pastry sheet, cut the pastry into 6 equal(ish) Squares1 Sheet Puff Pastry, 6 rashers Bacon
- Lay the bacon across the pastry diagonally, top with a handful of cheese.130 grams Cheddar Cheese
- Now fold one corner over the cheese and then the other one over the top of that corner. Push the two corners firmly together to prevent them from unfolding during cooking.
- Coat any exposed pastry with the whisked egg.Place them on a tray with a gap between them to allow them to puff!1 Egg
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown.
- Best eaten warm!
- See post for storage, reheating, and freezing instructions
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This post was originally published on 02/04/2019 and was modified on 07/03/2025 to move the recipe card up in the post and add other recipes.
Greggs Bacon and Cheese Wrap Copycat
Anyone who has visited a Greggs Bakery in the UK would probably have seen, smelt & tasted their Bacon and Cheese Wraps?!
This is where we got the idea to make this recipe from scratch, for those people who don’t have a Gregg’s nearby when you need a bacon and cheese fix!
The good news is YOU can make this meaty cheesy pastry snack easily at home!
Ingredients
Cheese and bacon turnovers only require four basic ingredients, puff pastry, bacon, cheese and egg.
Puff Pastry
We use a ready-rolled pastry sheet, which is quick and easy. You can buy pastry squares or cut them into squares yourself. Alternatively buy a block of puff pastry to roll your own.
Or if you have the time and patience, make your own rough puff pastry.
Roll your ready-rolled puff pastry flat onto parchment paper and cut into 6 equal(ish) squares.
Bacon
You can use streaky bacon or back bacon, smoked or unsmoked? The choice is yours! You can even buy ready-cooked crispy bacon rashers if you wanted to speed up the process.
First, you will need to cook your bacon off in a pan until cooked to your preference. We only cooked ours lightly but if you like it crispy you can make it crispy!
Or cook bacon in the air fryer. Remember they will cook longer in the oven too, so don’t overdo them.
Place the pre-cooked bacon diagonally across the pastry, and add a generous handful of cheddar over the top of the bacon.
Cheese
We use mild-medium cheddar for the kids and a mature cheese for the adults to give a richer taste!
Try either Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Havarti, Colby, Gruyere or Gouda. You could even do a combo of two kinds of cheeses.
For the best melting results, the cheese should be grated.
Add a generous handful of your chosen cheese over the top of the bacon
Now fold one corner over the cheese and then the other one over the top of that corner. Make sure to push pastry firmly together where they join to prevent the dreaded unfold in the oven!
Egg
This is used to wash over the pastry, which helps give a beautiful golden colour. You can use milk instead if wanted.
Brush over all the exposed pastry with egg wash to help them achieve a golden brown colour during cooking.
Cheese and Bacon Turnover cooking temperature and time
Lay onto a baking tray covered with parchment paper, leaving enough space between them for the pastry to puff a little.
Cook in a preheated oven at 190°C Fan / 210°C / 415 F/ Gas Mark 6 for 15-20 minutes, remove when they are golden brown and flaky!
Once cooked, remove from tray and place on a wire rack to prevent the pastry from forming a soggy bottom.
Cook in a preheated oven at 190°c for 15-20 minutes, remove when they are golden and flaky!
How to serve Cheese and Bacon Turnovers?
Best served straight from the baking sheet, whilst the cheese is still melted and stringy!
They can be served anytime for breakfast, brunch, lunch, after school snack, or dinner.
This recipe makes 6 big turnovers, if you wanted you could make 8 or 12 smaller ones for snack-size party food!
Our Flawless Cheese and Bacon Turnovers are the perfect treats for all occasions, everyone loves them!
Cheese and Bacon Turnover Storage
Any leftovers should be kept in an airtight container or sealed bag, and kept in the fridge for up to 2 days. They can be eaten cold or reheated.
Reheating
For easy reheating pop them in the microwave for about 1 minute.
Alternatively, place it back in the oven 180°C Fan / 200°C / 400 F/ Gass Mark 6 for 10-15 minutes.
Freezing
These cheese and bacon wraps are ideal for making ahead and freezing ready to cook from frozen when you want them.
Cook them as instructed, freeze them as soon as they have cooled.
Then cook them from frozen in the oven at 180°C Fan / 200°C / 400 F/ Gas Mark 6 for 25-30 minutes.
Recipes using puff pastry
If you liked this cheese and bacon turnover recipe, check out our puff pastry pizza or Tomato, Bacon & Mozarella Swirls recipes.
For a sweet dessert using puff pastry try our Apple Strudel. Or if you really want to impress make our fantastic Salmon En Croute with Puff Pastry
Easy recipes for kids
Thank you to my daughter Zara for making this and showing you all how easy it is, don't forget to leave her some comments below to let her know how good the recipe is!
She has also created a Easy Cheesy Pasta Bake, no-bake Edible Cookie Dough and Chocolate Cornflake Cakes.
Marie-Christine says
Merci Zara! Delicieux, Je reviendrais pour d'autres recettes! 🤗
Luke says
Hi Marie
Zara said your most welcome and glad you enjoyed the cheese and bacon turnovers, they are a big hit in our home:)
Enjoy!!
Deborah Jean says
Love that you used puff pastry in these. They look fabulous. Gonna share recipe with family.
Luke says
We are making these tomorrow (Christmas Eve) so we can reheat for a Christmas morning breakfast treat for the family!
Shiralee Swan says
I have made these at home for my kids for years, another twist is to use mozzarella instead of cheddar the kids love the stringyness of the mozzarella
Luke says
Yes, my daughter loves stringy mozzarella cheese! I prefer a nice strong sharp cheddar!
Nart says
These cheese and bacon turnovers are to die for. I think they're a great snack but having them with beans and chips for dinner as this post recommended is also great!
Luke says
A perfect midweek dinner for the kids!
Megan Stevens says
Being able to buy puff pastry makes these so fast, yet so special. Everyone loves them, thank you! Truly flawless. 😉
Marisa F. Stewart says
My heavens, such a simple idea that turns into a fantastic recipe. I have all the ingredients and yet I've never thought about putting them together. My mouth is watering just looking at the turnovers. They would be perfect for my brunch next weekend.
Denise says
These turnovers look incredible! What a great and fun breakfast idea!
Tammy says
These look incredible! I love the flaky, saltiness of them and so easy to make too! Definitely trying ^_^
Veronika says
My mouth is watering just looking at them! I think I'm going to surprise my hubby and make it for him tomorrow morning!
Kay says
Hope he loved them!?
Chef Dennis says
Oh how I love turnovers! Especially when they are filled with Cheese. This Cheese and Bacon Turnover recipe looks really delicious and mouthwatering!
Kay says
We all wait with drooling faces for them to come out of the oven!
Jess says
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that your daughter made this! I try to have my kids involved in the kitchen as much as important. It is so important and helps them (hopefully, with my picky eater!) helps them try more things too!
Kay says
Yes, my daughter is fussy but managing to win her round when she makes it herself!
Pam Greer says
Oh my gosh!! Melty cheese, bacon and all in a handy puff pastry packet! Yes, Please!
Kay says
Hard to resist! 😉
Eva says
I am not familiar with the original bakery ones, but your kiddo did deliver a fantastic job here! They look professionally made! Hope to see more of Zara's helping in the future!!
Kay says
She is desperate to do more!!! So sure you will see her on here again 😉
Shelley says
What a lovely post! Zara - you did a fantastic job, and I hope you'll be helping out with recipes even more in the future! My own two kids are 18 now (they're twins) and they've been helping with the cooking and our family's food blog for nearly 8 years now - it's so wonderful to work on recipes together! 😀 And DEFINITELY thank you for sharing this recipe!! As far as I know, there aren't any Greggs Bakery locations here in America, and oh my goodness, it looks like we're REALLY missing out! So glad these are such a snap to make at home! Yum!
Kay says
Shelley, thank you for your lovely comment! I have 4 kids and 2 of them love to help us in the kitchen, they keep asking to make their own blog with all kids recipes..... not a bad idea, but need more time!!
Tamara Gutierrez says
These sound delicious and I am sure my kids will love them.
Kay says
We all love them in this house!!
Gillian Ratford says
Theses look really scrumptious with no greggs at moment giving these a try
Kay says
Hi Gillian
Thanks for your comment
Hope you enjoy these turnovers, we loved this recipe
Stay safe 🙂