Bacon Chipotle Salted Caramel Crack

March 10, 2016Katie
bacon crack recipe

 

Let me just apologize for this recipe right off the bat.


Bacon crack is all over the internet and anything has the two words “bacon” and “crack” has to be really good right?  I’m assuming, that is, that the word “crack” has to do with being addictive.

And merciful heavens is it EVER!

Think salty cracker crust, a caramel that bakes up from butter, brown sugar and maple syrup and just a sprinkle of chipotle powder to make things interesting.

And it’s super easy to make.  What more can you ask for?

How about an entire platter for yourself on your Body For Life cheat day? YES!

bacon crack recipe

Stick with me (literally, it’s sticky) through the process that follows!

Pre-heat your oven to 400º.

My preferred method of making bacon is in the oven, but you can opt to cut your pound of bacon crosswise in 1/2 inch pieces and fry it up in a skillet if you’d rather.

Here is how I do it -Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and layer out in a single layer your bacon slices. Bake for 15 minutes then check it. You want it lightly browned and almost done, not dark because it will cook again on the crackers.

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While that’s baking, let’s make the rest of the recipe!

Line another baking sheet (11 x 16) with parchment paper (best method) or tin foil and lightly spray it with baking spray.

Take one sleeve of saltine crackers plus ten more crackers and line the sheet with them. Keep the edges touching to make a solid sheet of saltine crackers.

saltine crackers for bacon crack

In a small saucepan, add a stick of butter plus three-fourths cup each of brown sugar and maple syrup (i used pure maple syrup).  Also, if you want a little sweet and hot kick to your bacon crack, add 1/4 teaspoon of chipotle powder.

bacon crack recipe ingredients

Heat this over medium-high heat until the butter melts and it begins to bubble, then adjust your heat to a low simmer and let it go for three minutes. It should thicken up.

Drizzle this over your crackers. Be careful because it’s REALLY HOT!
drizzle bacon crack topping

Take a spoon or rubber spatula and try to evenly spread this around onto all crackers.

bacon crack recipe

After you’ve removed your bacon and let it cool, crumble it up and sprinkle it evenly over top of the caramel topped crackers.

Sprinkle bacon on bacon crack

Take your hand and kind of smooth the bacon out over the crackers.

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And please lick your fingers off afterwards…it’s like the best taste test ever!

Then pop your crack into the oven and bake it for seven minutes.

bacon crack recipe

Remove it and let it cool (about thirty minutes).

bacon crack finished

Optional – I was really going for the sweet salty play of salted caramel here, so I sprinkled about a teaspoon of sea salt over the entire thing.

salt bacon crack

Then I kind of lifted one end up with a spatula to get a hold of it.

bacon crack break apart

And then get your hands in there and break it apart onto a platter. It might be a little gooey still but that’s pure bliss, trust me!

Bacon Chipotle Caramel Crack 2

 

Bacon Chipotle Caramel Crack
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  • 1 sleeve plus 10 crackers, Saltine crackers
  • 3/4 c. brown sugar
  • 3/4 c. maple syrup
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1/4 t. chipotle pepper
  • 1 lb. bacon
  • 1 t. sea salt (optional)
  • Preheat oven to 400º
  • Line a 16 X 11 baking sheet with parchment (works better) or foil
  • Lightly spray parchment or foil with baking spray
  • Line another 16 X 11 baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and lay out bacon, in a single layer (may require two pans).
  • Bake bacon after 15 minutes to see how it's cooking. You want the bacon slightly under-cooked because you will bake it again on the crackers
  • Alternately you can chop the bacon into 1/2 inch pieces by slicing across the pieces and fry up in a pan until almost crispy.
  • Layer out all the crackers onto the sprayed, lined baking sheet, sides touching
  • In a small saucepan melt butter with sugar and syrup and bring to slight boil.
  • Boil for three minutes then remove from heat
  • Syrup should be thick like maple syrup, maybe even thicker
  • Pour it over all the crackers then use spatula to evenly spread over all crackers
  • Sprinkle bacon evenly over top all and bake for 7 minutes
  • If desired sprinkle sea salt over top evenly
  • Allow to cook then life ends with spatula and use hands to pull pieces apart and stack on platter.
  • Nutrition

    Calories

    2538.38 cal

    Fat

    151.58 g

    Carbs

    166.24 g

    Protein

    151.57 g
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