Growing up my mom used to make what she called, “Cheese boats”. It was as simple as her adding bacon to our grilled cheese sandwiches, but there was something about calling them “cheese boats” that made them seem more special. They really weren’t boats at all, but we didn’t care. They tasted great and we loved it!

This is a sweet little spin-off from my mom’s old “cheese boats”. By using Healthy Life light bread, Fat-free American cheese, thin and crispy turkey bacon, and Smart Balance Light butter spread, these delicious sandwiches are 5 Weight Watcher smart points each. I thought it would be fun to add some syrup to the turkey bacon, but it is not an essential ingredient to making these grilled cheese sandwiches. If you leave off the maple syrup it will just be 4 Weight Watcher smart points per sandwich!

Quick and easy lunch that your kids can help make.

Depending on how old your kids are, they may enjoy helping you make these. It’s fun for kids to see how easy it is to make grilled cheese sandwiches. Even more fun, though, is getting creative with your sandwiches. Show them how you can make turkey bacon taste sweet by coating it with syrup and then let them get creative. Maybe ask them, “What else could we add to grilled cheese sandwiches to make them better/different?” and then let them try it.

Do you do anything special when you make grilled cheese sandwiches? I would love to hear about it. Drop us a comment at the bottom of this post and let us know how you eat your sandwiches.

If you want to make it my way,

Here is what you will need:

8 slices Healthy Life bread
4 slices fat-free American cheese
1 tablespoon maple syrup
6 slices Butterball Everyday Thin and Crispy turkey bacon
2 tablespoons Smart Balance Light Butter spread

Here is what you do:

Coat both sides of the bacon with syrup and cook on a large nonstick skillet until crisp, about 4 minutes on each side. Using a basting brush you can brush more syrup on the bacon as it cooks until the syrup is used up.

Meanwhile, spread a thin layer of the light butter spread on one side of each bread slice.

Once bacon is cooked, remove bacon to a plate and break, or tear, each bacon strip in half so you have 12 halves.

Scrape, or wipe off, the skillet with a spatula or wet paper towel.

Put down four pieces of bread on the skillet, butter side down. Top each with one slice of cheese and 1-1/2 pieces of turkey bacon. Top each with the extra bread slices, butter side up.

Once bottom slice of bread begins to become golden, after about 3-4 minutes, flip the sandwiches. Allow to cook an additional 3-4 minutes or until the the sandwich is lightly browned on both sides.

Serve warm.

Makes 4 sandwiches.
One sandwich is 5 Green, 5 Blue, and 5 Purple Points.

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4 from 2 votes

Grilled Cheese and Maple Bacon Sandwiches

5 Green, 5 Blue, and 5 Purple Points per sandwich

Makes: 4 sandwiches

Calories: 179

Author: Alisha Hughes

Ingredients

• 8 slices Healthy Life bread
• 4 slices fat-free American cheese
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 6 slices Butterball Everyday Thin and Crispy turkey bacon
• 2 tablespoons Smart Balance Light Butter spread

Instructions

• Coat both sides of the bacon with syrup and cook on a large nonstick skillet until crisp, about 4 minutes on each side. Using a basting brush you can brush more syrup on the bacon as it cooks until the syrup is used up.
• Meanwhile, spread a thin layer of the light butter spread on one side of each bread slice.
• Once bacon is cooked, remove bacon to a plate and break, or tear, each bacon strip in half so you have 12 halves.
• Scrape, or wipe off, the skillet with a spatula or wet paper towel.
• Put down four pieces of bread on the skillet, butter side down. Top each with one slice of cheese and 1-1/2 pieces of turkey bacon. Top each with the extra bread slices, butter side up.
• Once bottom slice of bread begins to become golden, after about 3-4 minutes, flip the sandwiches. Allow to cook an additional 3-4 minutes or until the the sandwich is lightly browned on both sides.
• Serve warm.

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