I know.
The title of this recipe will repulse you or intrigue you.
Hear me out!
My favorite blogger, Jessica, tortures me with one bacon-filled recipe after another. If it’s not bacon, it’s chocolate. When there’s not chocolate, there’s peanut butter.
Sometimes both.
Once all three.
I love her.
I hate her.
Jessica… I wish I could quit you.
But I can’t.
And these are for you.
Bacon Peanut Butter Cups
Ingredients
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1-1.5 cups chocolate chips of choice (I used Lindt dark)
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8 Tbsp butter (divided)
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Vegetable shortening (optional)
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1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp peanut butter
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1 cup powdered sugar
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2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
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6 strips of bacon-extra crispy bacon (Not peppered bacon!)
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24-30, 1 1/2″ candy cups
Directions
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Melt about 1 cup of your chocolate chips with 1 Tbsp of butter. Add about a half of a Tbsp of shortening if using. Stir until smooth.
- Once your chocolate is melted, use about one spoon full in each cup. Use the back of the spoon to fully coat the entire edge of the cup.
- Once you have filled your cups, place them in the refrigerator to set up.
- Meanwhile, over low heat, melt your 1/2 cup and 2 Tbsp of peanut butter with 6 Tbsp of butter. Mix well. Remove the mixture from heat.
- Crumble your bacon. (I used my immersion blender to grind it up into bits. I recommend this, as it will distribute the bits evenly.)
- Mix in 1 cup of powdered sugar and then 2/3 cup of graham crackers. Finally, add well-crumbled bacon.
- Fill each cup just shy of the top with your peanut butter bacon filling.
- Top cups with remaining chocolate. Place in refrigerator to set.
I was obviously skeptical of this recipe.
In a failed attempt of reverse psychology, Lloyd tried to persuade me not to do this.
I was nearly convinced, until I caught him eying the bowl of crumbled bacon.
Some things never change.
I anxiously waited for them to set before finally shoving one in Lloyd’s face and demanding he try it.
My human guinea pig gave it the stamp of approval.
Curiosity got the best of me, and I knew I couldn’t possibly write a post dedicated to such an unusual combination without taking a little bite, cough, or two, cough.
One word: INCREDIBLE.
Completely unexpected, but it just works. More salty than sweet, but the smoky, maple flavor from the bacon hit the spot. I’d describe the taste to you, but I simply can’t. You just need to try these yourself to see that I am not crazy.
Then again, crazy is subjective.
And then again (again), I am kind of crazy,
I would be lying if I didn’t add that creating and then eating this concoction made me feel like I’d reached the epitome of gluttony. In retrospect, I’d probably reached the epitome of gluttony back when I did a Google search for a recipe.
If loving Bacon Peanut Butter Cups is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
Ahhh!! They are amazing!
I think you did her reputation good;-)
Wow! You sure did pull it off! Looks all sorts of awesome — I would definitely go crazy seeing those on a nice little platter. :-p Way to go, Liz!
Great. No YOU’RE torturing with this!! So perfect!
P.E.R.F.E.C.T. being the odd ball that put’s peanut butter on my BLT’s this sounds devine. Thanks for sharing this great idea, can’t wait to try it.
Amy
Still haven’t tried bacon in dessert, but this one is making me lean towards giving it a try! How can I say no to bacon, chocolate, and peanut butter?! Looks great Liz! (PS- love the dish!
Um, yea. These are so wrong. And yet I would soooo eat them in a second!
What a creative recipe! I bet they taste amazing with that salty and sweet combination, yummm
@Chelsea @ Sprinkles of Parsley, You won’t be able to say no. I promise these are delicious, if a little salty!
@RavieNomNoms, They DO!
@Jessica @ How Sweet, Just you wait.
These sound amazing – I love the dark chocolate in them. Oh, and that cake stand is adorable!
Repulsed? HARDLY! I’m big a fan of sweet bacony confections, and this is definitely an awesome recipe in my book. Thanks for sharing…can’t wait to try this out! ^_^
OMG I can’t stop staring at these!!!
These look absolutely amazing! My favorite thing in the world is Reese’s pb cups so I just may need to try making them on my own!
You had me at bacon, darlin’… Peanut butter and chocolate is one of my fav combinations. Adding bacon is just calling for trouble (Oh, my expanding hips!)
I love your stand… So cute!
Well – the title of the post totally intruiged me! I was drwn in and had to read it. I’m not totally convinced but I am curious. Hmm. I’m going to have to think on this one and get my palate ready for such a taste combo! Still – very very interesting!!! – Katrina
Yes please! You already know I added it to my list to try and am probably breaking my code and bumping it to the top to try asap! Great combination!!
Intrigued. There’s no way this is NOT good.
That’s it–you are officially my new BFF. Just bring a plate of these over (with that super cute ribbon-laced cake-stand) and we’ll seal the deal!
I actually hesitated on this blog, but now reading it, one word “YUM!” I have been meaning to try bacon and chocolate together, here is a great opportunity right?
The pictures look beautiful!
Take care,
Terra
brilliant. i know a lot of people who would love me very much if i made these
Love your creation..wonder if I could sub in turkey bacon, since I don’t eat the pig
I LOVE your peanut butter cups & so did the whole family when I made them over the Christmas holiday. You are just amazing!
Oh my!! These sound like the kind of thing you just have to make to try!!
Hmmm…chocolate…peanut butter…bacon. I do believe, my lady, that you have hit THE trifecta of perfection. I mean, bacon. I bow to you.
Mindy
http://www.thesuburbanlife.com
I just drooled on my keyboard……..!
I love this. The thought of salty bacon and chocolate makes me drool (isn’t it funny how food trends pick up?) Thank you for sharing this with us today! I hope you are having a great end to your week.
You’ve made my favorite dessert… OHHH I would get all giddy just thinking about the peanut butter cups that would come out around Easter time…. seriously salivating here.
Fantastic. Break out the supplies, I am ready to start making these awesome cups.
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Wow! These are the perfect combination of salty and sweet.
Plus since they have protein, you can totally eat them for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Bacon and Peanut Butter what??? I can’t believe it..but it looks so amazing and tasty..
I love this..you are genius!
Wow! Going to have to give this a try…if I dare! The sweet, smokey salty flavors sounds great. Love your photos and that cute cake stand.
Thanks for sharing and inspring me to add 10 pounds.
Gah we are SO glad you don’t want to be right – because these?! These are GENIUS! Seriously. We love these…ADORE.
@The Blue-Eyed Bakers, Thanks! They are damn good.
@Nicole @ The Dirty Oven, I feel your pain. The weight gain from baking and blogging is awful.
@Sandra, Oh, stop! Ok, fine, go one…
@Lisa (Dishes of Mrs. Fish), Good call on the protein.
I am going to have to try out this chocolate and bacon combo you gals keep promoting. I told Jessica she should live on a pig farm to have an endless supply of bacon!
Hahahaha this is so strange but I think it’s awesome! If I wasn’t a vegetarian, I’d totally try making these. I honestly love the smell of bacon haha
I’m so glad you made these! I’ve always wanted to try the whole bacon in desserts thing, but have yet to do so. These look so amazing and I’m definitely intrigued by the whole sweet and salty thing. Yum! Great recipe Liz!
If you think I’m not going to make these, you are clearly mistaken. I made those pb cups you posted around Christmas time and they were a huge hit with Matt’s friends…these will probably top those. I can’t wait to use that bacon I have in the freezer!
Something tells me these would be a giant hit at my house! I’m going to show my husband your post tomorrow and I have no doubt he’ll demand I make them immediately
I love the new home – and Reese’s used to be my favorite candy! These look awesome!
Oh my word! WOW! Repulsed? No way…these sound incredible!
So very intrigued! I can just imagine how amazing these are!! I fear if I make them, I’ll have to share them!!!
these look AMAZING. I hate and love you at the same time right now.
Whoa. If there is a heaven, I’d bet that these are served by the greeters.
Well, I definitely fell under the intrigued crowd. This combines my husbands two favorite loves…bacon, and peanut butter. Genius!
OH my! Brilliant!
Oh….my….
Oh no you didn’t! What an insanely great combination.
@Fran {The Flavorful Fork}, Oh yes I did!
So, you know I don’t like chocolate? This doesn’t do a whole lot to make me want to dive in. Serious? Bacon? In chocolate? I’ve tried some weird combinations of foods, but bacon, peanut butter and chocolate. Wow. I love the out-of-the-box thinking (and will probably give it a try on my unsuspecting family).
@The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time, Idk how you don’t like chocolate- I almost envy you!
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A friend gave me a bar with espresso, dark chocolate and caramelize bacon. I shared it with other friends who said “bacon makes everything better”.