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Chocolate-Covered Bacon Recipe

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A hit at state fairs everywhere, make this salty-sweet concoction at home. Some say bacon can't get any better, but we think chocolate makes everything better! TOH Test Kitchen

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Chocolate-Covered Bacon Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

12 thick-sliced bacon strips (about 1 pound)
12 wooden skewers (12 inches)
6 ounces white candy coating, chopped
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening
Optional toppings: chopped dried apple chips, apricots and crystallized ginger, finely chopped pecans and pistachios, toasted coconut, kosher salt, brown sugar, cayenne pepper and coarsely ground black pepper

Directions

Thread each bacon strip onto a wooden skewer. Place on a rack in a large baking pan. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until crisp. Cool completely.
In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Combine chocolate chips and shortening; melt in a microwave and stir until smooth.
With pastry brushes, coat bacon on both sides with melted coatings. Top each strip as desired. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 bacon strip (calculated without toppings) equals 212 calories, 14 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 252 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate-Covered Bacon in Taste of Home April/May 2010, p70

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Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2010 by mercougar

I got enough people to get past the whole "weird" thought of this recipe and we all tried it. Even the people that thought the whole idea was terrible said that it actually tasted pretty good.

Reviewed on Apr. 06, 2010 by o0o_nikki_o0o

Loved it! First saw this from Food Network Iron Chef Michael Symon...then here. Thought those two endorsements were more than enough to give it a shot. So glad that I did. LOVE LOVE LOVE it! And for the person that rated this a 1...did you actually TRY the recipe or are you just basing the rating on the fact that it sounds like a strange combo? You really should try a recipe before rating it...IMHO.

Reviewed on Apr. 04, 2010 by lv to cook

how pretty this came out and it taste so good, so easy to put together what a conversation piece this was for our Easter Dinner..lv it