Chocolate Bacon: Edible or Regretable Combination?Search here to quickly find the information you're looking for.  Custom Search Would you have ever combined chocolate and bacon? Me neither! But chocolate bacon candy bars are very popular according to an article I read. It isn't just some crazy American thing either. Apparently the Japanese and the British love them too. Could this combination really taste good? Initially I felt queasy just thinking about chocolate covered bacon. Then I was curious. Could all those people be wrong? Couldn't buy any in my neighborhood so I had to make my own. So how did it taste? Well, it was different.
Chocolate Covered BaconMy mother, knowing of my love of dark chocolate, gave me the article about chocolate bacon. Fascinated, I devoured it. But could I bring myself to taste it?The thought of fatty bacon, no matter how crispy, covered in chocolate sounded awful. But then the chocoholic in me began to demand satisfaction. I told my children I was going to try it. One called me crazy, the other thought I must be pregnant. Is there anything more satisfying than a supportive family? Undaunted, I microwaved a slice of bacon and divided it in half. Then I microwaved a tablespoonful of chocolate chips and rolled the bacon in it. I took a bite. Hmmm, interesting taste...smoky, salty and chocolate. Unusual. But it actually tasted good. Then I began to wonder if bacon would taste good in chocolate chip cookies. Only one way to find out.
Bacon Chocolate Chip CookiesI had half a slice of bacon left. Naturally, I crumbled it up and mixed into some chocolate chip cookie dough.A chocolate chip cookie with visible bacon bits. That was a unique sight to behold. But would the taste be as exceptional? Well, the taste was ok. But I found it less appealing than the chocolate bacon. The bacon didn't improve the taste of the cookies. But it could just be me, I'm biased. I think chocolate chip cookies are already a perfect combination of flavors. Go ahead and try this at home and see for yourself. It's very easy to do.
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