Gruyere Scalloped Potatoes

These Gruyere Scalloped Potatoes are a definite crowd pleaser! Loads of glorious gruyere cheese melting into thinly sliced Yukon gold potatoes and covered in bacon and thyme.

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup (½ stick / 57 g) unsalted butter, thinly sliced
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme, divided
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2 ½ cups (270 g / 10 ounces) Gruyere cheese, shredded, divided
• 1 pound thick-cut bacon, cooked and roughly chopped
• 1 ½ cups (298 g) heavy whipping cream