Chocolate-Covered Bacon
It's a hit at state fairs everywhere, but you can make this salty-sweet concoction at home. Some say bacon is perfect as is, but chocolate makes everything better! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Ingredients
- 12 thick-sliced bacon strips (about 1 pound)
- 6 ounces white candy coating, coarsely chopped
- 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
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon shortening
