Chocolate and Bacon Dessert Recipes

Let's start with the most basic chocolate + bacon recipe of all:

Chocolate-Covered Bacon

Ingredients
1 bag (12oz) of Semi-Sweet Chocolate morsels
1 1lb of uncooked bacon

Procedure
1. Fry the bacon; drain on paper towels
2. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler (see directions on package)
3. Coat the bacon with the melted chocolate
4. Place the coated bacon strips on wax paper
5. Chill in the fridge

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The smokiness of the bacon combined with rich, dark chocolate and a moist crumb will make you wonder why you've never thought of mixing all these wonderful flavors before.

Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes
Source: AllRecipes

Ingredients
12 slices bacon
2 cups flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup cold, strong, brewed coffee
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting

Procedure
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, coffee, buttermilk and oil. Stir just until blended. Mix in 3/4 of the bacon, reserving the rest for garnish. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting and sprinkle reserved bacon crumbles on top. Dust with additional cocoa powder.

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Tired of the regular chocolate chip cookie? It's quite easy to put a new and sinfully delicious spin on it: just add bacon!

Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies
Source: RecipeZaar


Ingredients
3/4 cup butter
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon hazelnut extract or almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 lbs bacon, cooked and crumbled (about 2 cups)
1/2 lb bacon, cooked in whole strips

Procedure
1. In a Mixing bowl, mix butter, sugars, extracts and eggs. Mix till creamy.
2. Sift dry ingredients in a 2nd large bowl. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix. Mix in chocolate chips and bacon pieces.
3. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour (30 mins in freezer works too)
4. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Place dough balls (approx 1 - 1.5 inches) on un-greased cookie sheet approx 1.5 - 2 inches apart.
5. Bake for 10 mins or until golden brown. Allow to cool before serving.

Image courtesy of Cooking With Kat