Chocolate Covered Bacon Bites

Name: Chocolate Covered Bacon Bites
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 32 serving
Ingredients: 1 (16 oz) pkg. thick cut bacon; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or 6 oz chopped chocolate; 2 tsp vegetable shortening; 2 oz white chocolate candy melts; optional coatings such as chopped pistachios

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings
32
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American

Chocolate Covered Bacon Bites

Iris Warren

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Two of the worlds best ingredients come together in a seemingly odd combination to create a sweet and salty, decadently delicious treat.

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Ingredients

Servings

1 (16 oz) pkg. thick cut bacon
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or 6 oz chopped chocolate
2 tsp vegetable shortening
2 oz white chocolate candy melts
optional coatings such as chopped pistachios, almonds, pecans or peanuts, orange zest, toffee bits, sea salt, brown sugar, red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper, toasted coconut, sprinkles

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Align bacon in a single layer on rimmed baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven 15 - 20 minutes until crisp. Remove from oven and transfer bacon to a baking sheet lined with paper towels and cool. Cut bacon into 2-inch pieces, set aside. Remove paper towels from baking sheet and line baking sheet with wax paper.
Place chocolate chips and vegetable shortening in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in microwave on 50% power in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval until melted and smooth. Dip bacon in melted chocolate and allow excess chocolate to run off (if adding coatings other than white chocolate candy melts, immediately sprinkle them over bacon after dipping in chocolate) then transfer to wax paper lined baking sheet, aligning coated pieces in a single layer. Transfer chocolate coated bacon to refrigerator and allow to chill until chocolate has set, about 15 minutes.
Place 2 oz white chocolate candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and heat in microwave on 50% power in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval until melted and smooth. Transfer mixture to a small resealable bag, and cut a small tip off of one corner. Drizzle melted white chocolate coating over chocolate covered bacon. Transfer to refrigerator until white chocolate has set. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container.