Monthly Archives: October 2011
Sweet Treats For Halloween
I am still playing around with various bacon recipes myself. So, I searched the web for some easy and delicious recipes for your sweet tooth to try this Halloween and really anytime this fall. Check them out (click on the links to go to the recipes directly):
Bacon Caramel Corn
Popcorn + Brown Sugar + Bacon = Yummy snack while watching scary movies!
Bacon Salted Caramel Pecan Bars Recipe
There’s a few steps to this recipe, but well worth it! This is a great recipe to try out on guests to your Halloween party. Great finger food dessert!
Bacon Caramel Apples
Classic caramel apples meet BACON!
Pumpkin Caramel Bars with Bacon
Pumpkin and bacon together. This will make you melt! Another great finger food dessert to try at a Halloween get-together.
Maple-Candied Bacon
Very simple, sweet way to enjoy bacon. There are many recipes that specifically ask for ‘candied bacon’. So give it a try!
Spicy Candied Bacon Recipe
A spicy version of candied bacon. MMMMmmm…
Chocolate -Covered Bacon
Classic. Very simple but mouthwatering treat for any bacon lover.
Maple Praline Bacon
This one sounds so delicious! It almost borderlines something you would bake up, wrap up and send to friends and family on the holidays.
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If you have no interest in making up your own bacon sweets, check out bacon candy that will make your mouth water…
If you do try any of these recipes, feel free to drop a comment to let me know how it turned out for you. I hope to try some of these this Halloween. They all seem light and refreshing…. exactly what we need after a hot summer day in Florida.
-Elle.
Bacon Spread
I found an awesome recipe on another blog and changed it up a little. THANK YOU, Mama’s Southern Cooking! Check out their Bacon Jam Recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
* 1 pkg thick cut bacon
* 1 medium onion, finely chopped
* 1 Tbs minced garlic
* 1/4 cup light brown sugar
* 2 Tbs instant coffee
* 2 Tbs balsamic vinegar
* 1 tsp fresh ground pepper
STEP 1:
Cook up your bacon until crispy. Cutting slices may help with cooking quicker, but I just tossed whole slices into a pot with a lid and stirred occasionally.
When bacon is done, place bacon on a paper towel to drain.
Remove most of bacon dripping. Leave about 1/4 cup of bacon grease in the pot and bring stove top to low-medium. You will continue to use in the next step.
*NOTE:
Your extra bacon grease can be used for other recipes! So keep it on hand and experiment!
STEP 2:
Toss your onion, garlic, coffee, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, and pepper into your heated pot of bacon grease. Stir well and cover. Stir occasionally, let cook together for 10 minutes.
If at any time your mixture seems to heat up too quickly and begins to thicken too much, add about 1 Tbs of your extra bacon grease to your mixture.
STEP 3:
While your mixture is cooking on the stove, toss your crispy bacon into a food processor and ‘mince’ until bacon is very fine and almost mushy to the touch.
Remove from food processor and set in small bowl.
*NOTE:
No need to clean or put away the processor yet, you will be using it again.
STEP 4:
Check your mixture cooking on the stove. Add your bacon mush and stir well. Let cook together for about 5 minutes.
Place new mixture into your food processor and mince until you can no longer see any onion pieces.
Remove from processor and place in storage container. Let cool and place in refrigerator for at least a few hours to set.
Bacon grease may separate. Make sure to stir before serving. Best if heated but can be served cold.
Ideas to use this recipe with: Place on a warm biscuit/english muffin (with or without a fried egg), put thin layer on toast with melted cheese slice on top, or use to add a little bacon-flare to any recipe!
NOTES ON THE RECIPE:
* You have many opportunities to make adjustments to this recipe. You can chose to use any flavor of bacon or use more or less of any ingredient to adjust to your tastes.
* This was my first attempt at this recipe and I am open to any suggestions or ideas on how to improve it.
-Elle.
bacon in the oven 