Bacon Brownies
- 8 slices bacon
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips, divided
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup flour
Bacon Brownies
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on March 28, 2018.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Brush both sides of bacon with maple syrup.
- Place on sheet pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until crispy.
- Remove and allow to cool.
- Melt 1/2 cup of chocolate in a double boiler.
- Break apart 3-4 pieces of cooled bacon into medium-sized pieces.
- Coat in chocolate and spread on parchment paper to cool and harden.
- Set aside.
- Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- Line an 8-by8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large sauce pan, mix together butter, sugar and 3/4 cup chocolate chips.
- Heat butter and chocolate mixture until melted on low to medium heat.
- Set aside to cool.
- Once mixture is cool enough to touch, add eggs, one at a time, then vanilla.
- Sift cocoa powder into flour, then add to chocolate mixture a half a cup at a time, removing any lumps.
- Fold chocolate-coated bacon into batter.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
- Crumble remaining bacon and place it and the remaining chocolate chips on top of brownie batter.
- Bake 30-35 minutes.
- Allow to cool to room temperature before slicing.
Makes 9 servings.
Tip: Make sure butter and chocolate mixture is cool or else eggs will cook.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per brownie:
510 calories, 27 g fat, 16 g saturated fat, 100 mg cholesterol, 300 mg sodium, 65 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 47 g sugar, 11 g protein
