Bacon-Flavored Recipes

Your dreams have come true – candy that’s made with sweetened peanut butter and bacon and then dipped in chocolate. Oh, my.

Welcome to the Southerner’s perfect cocktail: bacon-flavored bourbon. All you need is a bottle of your favorite bourbon and some warm bacon grease.

With a crisp bacon strip resting on top of the golden maple frosting, this cupcake is one of the most popular at the Dreamcakes Bakery in Birmingham. It’s like the flavor you get when bacon mingles with syrup while eating pancakes.

Popcorn becomes an even more popular snack when you flavor it with crumbled bacon and Parmesan cheese.

Make this Southern-style cheese spread even better by stirring in chopped cooked bacon.

Top sweet figs with goat cheese and a pecan half, wrap in bacon and bake until the bacon is crispy. It’s a simple and sophisticated 5-ingredient appetizer that’s perfect for entertaining.

Bacon and maple are a natural match—maybe why many people dip bacon into their pancake syrup. In this recipe, crumbled bacon is cooked into maple-sweetened waffles, so every bite contains that classic pairing.

For the ultimate Southern-style warm dip, combine chopped greens, corn, and bacon and serve with pork skins, sweet potato chips and hot sauce.

Wrap big, soft, luscious Medjool dates in bacon, then fry until crisp for a super-easy, 2-ingredient appetizer.

Let your scones take a savory turn by adding chopped bacon, cheese and chives.

Serve these savory bacon-and cream cheese mini cupcakes as appetizers at your next cocktail party.