Best 7 Bacon Bars Recipes

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Get ready to embark on a culinary adventure as we share the best recipes for creating irresistible bacon bars. These delectable treats are perfect for any occasion, whether it's a casual gathering with friends or a special celebration. With a tantalizing combination of crispy bacon, sweet and savory flavors, and a variety of textures, bacon bars are sure to satisfy even the most discerning palates. From classic recipes to innovative variations, this article will guide you through the process of making mouthwatering bacon bars that will leave your taste buds craving for more. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's dive into the world of bacon bar perfection!

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

MAPLE AND BACON BARS



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This bacon maple bar recipe is the perfect treat when you're craving both salty and sweet. Its aroma will taunt you while it's baking in the oven. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 9 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 to 1 teaspoon maple flavoring, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine flour, oats, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in bacon and pecans. , Spread into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, syrup and if desired, maple flavoring. Drizzle over bars; let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 351 calories, Fat 16g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 72mg cholesterol, Sodium 261mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (34g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

CHOCOLATE-TOPPED PEANUT BUTTER-BACON BARS



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Enjoy these delicious bars made using Betty Crocker® peanut butter cookie mix and bacon sprinkled with chocolate - perfect for a dessert.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pouch Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons maple-flavored syrup
1 egg
10 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (about 3/4 cup)
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 9- or 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
  • In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, syrup and egg until soft dough forms. Reserve 1/4 cup bacon for garnish. Stir remaining bacon and peanuts into dough. Press evenly in pan.
  • Bake 20 to 25 mintues or until golden brown. Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Return to oven; bake 1 minute. Immediately spread chocolate over bars. Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup bacon over chocolate. Cool completely, about 1 hour or until chocolate is set.
  • For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Carbohydrate 31 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 3 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 280 mg, Sugar 20 g, TransFat 0 g

TOUCHDOWN BACON-CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARS



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Score major points at your next tailgate party with these easy-to-make peanut butter cookie bars topped with chocolate and bacon.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h40m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
Vegetable oil, water and egg called for on cookie mix pouch
1/2 cup chopped cocktail peanuts
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
4 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (about 1/4 cup)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
  • In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in peanuts. Press evenly in pan.
  • Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until set in center and golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
  • In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butter uncovered on High 30 seconds. Stir; continue to microwave in 10-second increments until mixture can be stirred smooth. Spread evenly over top of bar; sprinkle with bacon pieces. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Carbohydrate 31 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 240 mg, Sugar 21 g, TransFat 0 g

PECAN-PRALINE BACON BARS



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Pecans, pralines and bacon? We went there (and we're never going back)!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ flour
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 package (2.1 oz) precooked bacon, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups pecan halves

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F. In medium bowl, stir together flour and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Beat in 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until blended; stir in bacon. Press in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream, 1/3 cup butter and 1 1/2 cups brown sugar to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Using whisk, stir in powdered sugar and the vanilla until smooth.
  • Spread praline frosting over cooled crust; sprinkle with pecans. Let stand 30 to 45 minutes until frosting is set but not firm. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Fat 2 1/2, ServingSize 1 Bar, TransFat 0 g

CHOCOLATE ALMOND BACON BARS



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From the in-flight magazine on Southwest Airlines. I used Ghiradelli 60% chocolate chips, Nestle white chips, and nestle semi-sweet chips. The oil in the coating seems weird and is hard to mix in but the end result was right for coating. The white chips were a mistake, didn't firm up. Because the white is runny, these have to stay in the freezer. I also used raw almonds, chopped, and toasted in the pan I cooked the bacon in. Kind of weird but definitely man-candy. Everything is better with bacon!

Provided by sheepdoc

Categories     Candy

Time 4h

Yield 20 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 cups heavy cream, divided
10 ounces dark chocolate
10 ounces white chocolate
12 ounces semisweet chocolate
12 ounces bacon
4 ounces almonds, blanched and crushed
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Heat 1 cup heavy cream almost to boiling.
  • Melt dark chocolate in double boiler or microwave.
  • Mix melted chocolate and cream. Stir in almonds.
  • Pour mixture onto greased cookie sheet and freeze until firm.
  • Fry bacon until crisp and chop finely.
  • Heat 1/2 cup cream almost to boiling.
  • Melt white chocolate in double boiler or microwave.
  • Combine cream, melted chocolate, and bacon.
  • Spread over dark chocolate layer.
  • Place in freezer one hour.
  • Cut bars to desired size and freeze.
  • Melt semi-sweet chocolate in double boiler or microwave.
  • Whisk in vegetable oil.
  • Arrange bars on wire rack over pan and pour melted chocolate over to cover.
  • Freeze before coating other side.
  • Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 458, Fat 43.9, SaturatedFat 20.6, Cholesterol 39, Sodium 189.2, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 9, Protein 8.5

BACON BARS



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Categories     Bake     Bacon

Yield 30 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 13

3/4 cup Camino Dark Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup organic/grass fed butter (or organic coconut oil)
1 cup organic coconut flour
4 free range eggs
1/3 cup local maple syrup or raw honey
1⁄2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
3⁄4-1 tsp Organic Traditions Ground Vanilla Bean Powder (or 1 tbsp vanilla extract) 6 slices home-candied bacon
6 slices for cookies + 4 slices for sprinkles = 10 slices traditionally raised bacon
1 tbsp coconut sap sweetner, granulated
2 tbsp local maple syrup
Vanilla bean butter frosting (this makes extra so enjoy! Otherwise, it can be hard to mix. We normally make a double recipe or eat the remainder by the spoonful.)
1 cup organic/grass fed butter
2 tsp Organics ground vanilla bean powder (or 3 tbsp organic vanilla extract) - 3 tbsp raw honey

Steps:

  • Candied Bacon Process: Place bacon strips in a large pan and cook at med-high heat on the stove. When bacon is half cooked, drizzle with maple syrup and sprinkle with coconut sap sweetener. Continue to flip and stir bacon until cooked thoroughly, slightly crispy but not burnt. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely. Once cooled, separate your bacon (6 & 4) and chop finely. - We like to rip it up with our hands! Put the bacon bits for the sprinkles aside for later. Bacon Bar Cooking Process Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium sized mixing bowl combine eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla. Once mixed, mix in coconut flour. Melt butter over low heat and mix into batter. Stir in shredded coconut and chocolate chips. Fold in candied bacon bits. - Remember to save the appropriate amount listed above for sprinkles! Shape cookies into square bars using your hands, and place on Stoneware bar pan or parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 15 min. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely! (They should go in the fridge before topping otherwise the icing will melt!) Bacon Bar Frosting Process: In a medium sized mixing bowl combine butter, vanilla and honey using a hand mixer. Continue mixing thoroughly until ingredients become a fluffy frosting -It's so fluffy I could die! Once cookies are cool, spread on a thick layer of vanilla bean butter frosting. Top with candied bacon sprinkles (slightly press them into the frosting so they stick!) ENJOY! -Store extras (if there are any) in the fridge.

PEANUT BUTTER BACON BARS



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i take these to church on sunday morning before sunday school we have these with coffee it seems i take take enough of them they get gone so fast

Provided by Patsy Fowler

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 c packed light brown sugar
1/2 c butter, softened
1/2 c peanut butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
10 slice bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled, divided
1/2 c chopped peanuts, divided
1 c semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • 1. preheat oven to 350. coat an 8x8 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  • 2. in a large bowl, beat sugar and butter until creamy. beat in peanut butter, egg and vanilla. add flour, baking soda and salt, mix well. stir in 1/2 cup bacon and 1/3 cup peanuts.
  • 3. bake 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. return to oven and bake 1 additional minute.
  • 4. immediately spread melted chocolate over tops. sprinkle with reserved bacon and peanuts. let cool completely, then cut into squares.

Tips:

  • Choose the right bacon: Thick-cut bacon is ideal for bacon bars because it provides a better chew and holds its shape better than thin-cut bacon.
  • Cook the bacon properly: Cook the bacon until it is crispy, but not burnt. Overcooked bacon will be tough and chewy.
  • Use a good quality cheese: The type of cheese you use will greatly affect the flavor of your bacon bars. Use a cheese that melts well and has a strong flavor, such as cheddar or mozzarella.
  • Add your favorite mix-ins: You can add a variety of mix-ins to your bacon bars, such as chopped onion, green pepper, jalapenos, or crumbled blue cheese. Get creative and experiment with different flavors.
  • Bake the bacon bars until they are golden brown: Baking the bacon bars until they are golden brown will help to ensure that they are cooked through and that the cheese is melted and bubbly.

Conclusion:

Bacon bars are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack that is perfect for any occasion. They are made with just a few simple ingredients and can be customized to your liking. With a little creativity, you can create bacon bars that are sure to impress your friends and family. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy recipe, give bacon bars a try. You won't be disappointed!

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