Today is International Bacon Day. We all know how great bacon is for breakfast, on meatloaf, or to flavor up green beans, but today we want to focus on indulgence. If you’re going to go for bacon, you might as well make it sinful and delicious, right? In tune with that thinking, we have put together a list of bacon desserts for you.
Have you ever tried bacon desserts? There’s such an array to choose from. Combine bacon with brown sugar, maple, chocolate, or even whiskey caramel and you have a new taste treat. You can make pies, cupcakes, bar cookies, candy, almost any sweet delight you can think of.
Not sure where to start? We’ve scoured the internet for 10 great recipes to get you started. We start off with simple taste combinations and get more decadent as the list goes along. Are you ready?
Here’s the top 10 bacon desserts for International Bacon Day!
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Maple bacon cupcakes
These cupcakes combine maple flavored frosting with candied bacon. Candied. Bacon. Does more need to be said?
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Candied bacon chocolate chip cookies
Again with the candied bacon! This time it’s added to a traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe. Bacon and chocolate? Count me in.
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Bacon lace cookies
These cookies have a candy consistency, being made with bacon, butter, and varying types of sugar. Crispy and chewy, just like bacon itself.
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Maple caramel bacon crack
This recipe lives up to its name. Made with only four ingredients, it certainly has a lot of flavor. Bet you can’t eat just one piece.
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Snickers and bacon cookie bars
Holy gooey goodness! Another four ingredient recipe – this one involving bacon, snickers bars, and sweetened condensed milk. Does it get better than that?
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Beer and bacon brittle
This is for the beer lovers out there. What’s better than beer? How about beer and bacon candy?
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Bourbon bacon pecan pie
Looking for a sweet treat with an adult spin? Give a warm welcome to bourbon bacon pecan pie.
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Chocolate covered bacon bites
If you want decadence, look no further. Though a simple dessert, chocolate covered bacon bites are chewy and rich.
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Chocolate, caramel, marshmallow, whiskey, and bacon bark
For a grown up sweet tooth, try this bacon bark made with chocolate, caramel, marshmallow, and whiskey. The author of this recipe knows what we like.
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Peach bourbon pie with bacon brown sugar crumble
Looking for an adult dessert with a complex mix of flavors? Try this peach pie with bourbon in the filling and bacon in the crumb topping. It’s a whole new world of yum.