What flavors go with bacon?

Alright, here are our top 10 bacon pairings you may have never thought of: Bacon & Brown Sugar. Bacon & Biscuits. Pork Belly & Local Colorado Whiskey. Big Wave & a BLT. Apples & Bacon. Bacon & Brownies. Seafood & Bacon. Popcorn & Bacon. More items... Apr 23, 2024

15 WACKY Bacon Recipes (2024)

Love bacon? Like really, really love bacon? If so, then you will love these 15 Unusual Bacon Recipes. We scoured the net to find the perfect mix of sweet, salt, and fat-dripping goodness. YUM!

We’ve all heard of bacon with potatoes, bacon in a chicken, avocados tomatoes, your favorite sauce in a salad, and a number of pasta dishes. But have you tried bacon beyond your usual BLT, turkey bacon, or bacon guacamole recipe? I bet not! This list is going to shock you and your oven with different recipes you can try that are, yes, unusual, but delectable!

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Unusual Bacon Recipes You SHOULD Try!

1. Maple Bacon Cupcakes | Source: Ashlee Marie

Scratch bacon and white bread or cheese sandwich in the morning. Does anyone like bacon and maple syrup for breakfast or brunch? Then you should try these maple bacon cupcakes. Any bacon lover will be happy with this delicious maple bacon cupcake recipe.

2. Bacon S’mores | Source: The Classy Chapter

It may sound like a strange combination, but bacon and s’mores go together perfectly– a great comfort food! Instead of roasting marshmallows over a flame, make your s’mores sandwich dip with a strip of crispy bacon. Better than bacon cheeseburgers!

3. Bacon Maple Cheesecake | Source: Not Quite Nigella

I’ve had enough of bacon dishes with soups or lettuce, or onions and peppers. The bacon maple cheesecake is a dessert that consists of bacon on top of a cheesecake and maple syrup. This rich, sweet, and salty “pig-out” pie delivers a big flavor in every bite with its creamy bacon cheesecake filling, chocolate cookie crust, and caramel drizzle.

4. Banana Bacon Cinnamon Roll Roses | Source: Snappy Gourmet

Skip bacon mac and ham for tonight. Banana Bacon Cinnamon Roll Roses is more than a clever name. This cheesecake blends layers of ingredients — banana slices, smoky bacon crumbles, whipped cream and cheese filling together to make a gorgeous dessert.

5. Bacon-Wrapped Dates | Source: Menu of Musings

The hottest trend in sweet and savory snacks is bacon-wrapped dates. These bacon-wrapped dates make for a delicious low-carb treat. They’re great as appetizers, side dishes or a snack.

6. Bacon Asparagus Breakfast Pizza | Source: Hot Eats and Cool Reads

Salty homemade bacon and sweet-tasting asparagus turn a standard classic breakfast pizza into something special. Perfect with your favorite juice drink any time of the day.

7. Gluten-Free Maple Bacon Mini Donuts | Source: Fearless Dining

With a crispy maple sugar shell and a gooey bacon center, these gluten-free, vegan mini donuts will taste like gourmet pastry. And they’re so easy to make at home.

8. Cinnamon Roll Candied Bacon Burger | Source: Grillocracy

It’s breakfast and dessert in one! We place candied bacon and a cinnamon roll inside a hamburger bun and top with apple pie filling.

9. Candied Bacon (on Chocolate Ice Cream) | Source: Ashlee Marie

Candied Bacon is simply bacon that’s been coated with a mixture of brown sugar and spices and cooked until crispy. It’s a tasty garnish that adds crunch and flavour to ice cream.

10. Bacon Grilled Cheese Braid | Source: The Gracious Wife

This Bacon Grilled Cheese Braid is perfect for breakfast. It has bacon, melted cheddar cheese and scrambled eggs.

11. Bacon Caramel Popcorn | Source: Kicking It With Kelly

The irresistible combination of salty bacon and sweet popcorn will have you racing to the kitchen to make this fun treat for a movie night.

12. Crispy Bacon Grilled Cheese Rollups | Source: Spend With Pennies

These grilled cheese rollups, stuffed with crispy bacon, fresh arugula, and gooey cream cheese, are a fun way to get your kids to eat more greens.

13. Twix Bacon Cookies | Source: Gator Mommy Reviews

Twix is a delicious cookie. But what would happen if Twix took on an even more satisfying flavor profile? TWIX BACON!

Here’s another way to make them!

14. Salted Caramel and Candied Bacon Ice Cream | Source: Spoon Fork Bacon

Caramel ice cream and bacon ice cream were a good start – this super indulgent treat is our next level. This ice cream has salted caramel and candied bacon chips in it- CRAZY.

15. Bacon Banana Cupcakes With Peanut Butter Frosting and Bourbon Drizzle | Source: How Sweet Eats

This decadent stack of Bacon Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting and Bourbon Drizzle is sure to be a hit at your next party.

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FAQs

Bacon Powder Instructions

Whisk in the salt. To turn the bacon fat into powder begin to whisk in the tapioca maltodextrin. Once it begins to thicken and clump you can add it in more slowly and you may have to start using a fork to incorporate the maltodextrin as whisks will often fill with the paste.

Alright, here are our top 10 bacon pairings you may have never thought of:

Bacon & Brown Sugar.
Bacon & Biscuits.
Pork Belly & Local Colorado Whiskey.
Big Wave & a BLT.
Apples & Bacon.
Bacon & Brownies.
Seafood & Bacon.
Popcorn & Bacon.

More items...

Apr 23, 2024

Sugar, Maltodextrin, Salt, Yeast, Natural Flavours, Vegetable Powders (Onion, Garlic), Smoke Flavour, Spice Extract, Maple Syrup Powder, Lactic Acid.

Bacon Powder, simply put, is pulverized, rendered bacon strips and may be used in a variety of recipes. Try incorporating it in ground beef, use it as an ingredient in rubs, or sprinkle it over side dishes like macaroni and cheese for extra depth in flavor.

Fat = Flavor

Generally speaking, the more fat on a strip of bacon, the better it will taste after it's cooked because more fat improves the flavors of the bacon as it cooks.

Making food taste like bacon can sometimes be a little hard work, with recipes calling for tonnes of different herbs and spices such as paprika, black pepper, onion powder, nutritional yeast and even things like caramelised sugar which aren't so easy to come by.

If using the brown sugar, sprinkle across and over the bacon, but don't pack it on. Into the sweet-spicy-savory interplay? Add some paprika, dried chiles, red pepper flakes, or the sauce from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce to the mix. You can even opt for Sriracha!

render out the fat, and mix it with tapioca maltodextrin which stabilises the fat into a solid. Then pass through a sieve to get a powder.

If completely dried out and dehydrated, you can keep this in an airtight container for weeks. When semi drying in the frying pan I keep it in the fridge for three days or so in an airtight container. This is enough to sprinkle over approximately 6-8 soups.

Maltodextrin (typically derived from tapioca) is a tasteless powder that can turn oils and fats into powder without adding noticeable flavor.