maple bacon truffles;

maple bacon truffles;

A creamy maple bacon center dipped in chocolate and topped with salt and bacon bits.

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Maple bacon is one of those trendy flavors right now and I have to say I don’t hate it. I’ve never been a huge maple person, especially next to say, my sister who could eat maple candies until the trees came home–that is to say, forever. Though she is particular about authenticity. In this case, unfortunately, I found that real maple syrup doesn’t add enough of an intense maple kick, so I had to out and spring for maple extract.

Really, there’s not a good substitute. Potentially you might be able to concentrate traditional maple syrup by boiling it down, but for $4, I sprang for the maple extract that is made naturally and really has much more of that identifiable maple flavor. The first batch I attempted definitely had more of a brown-sugar vibe.

To be fair for the first batch, I basically disregarded the original recipe and it really didn’t work out. I opted to skip the condensed milk and use pure maple syrup in lieu of the extract and didn’t have enough bacon. While it wasn’t the awful-est thing, it tasted a bit like grainy brown sugar with random bits of something (bacon) in it and you wouldn’t know it was maple unless I smacked you with a pancake. So I definitely suggest following the recipe!

A few hints:

• You’ll need more bacon than you think you will.  Especially if you nibble like me…
• Remember to reserve some bacon for topping if desired!
• I prefer to add a touch of salt to the mixture. You can leave it out based on preference but I think it adds consistency to even out the parts that don’t have bacony goodness.

maple bacon truffles;

A creamy maple bacon center dipped in chocolate and topped with salt and bacon bits.

Prep Time: 1 hour hour

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Wait Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes

Oven Temp: –

Servings: 35

Author: bestwithchocolate.com

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Ingredients

• ½ cup butter softened
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 2¼ cups flour
• 1 14 oz can condensed milk
• 3 tsp maple extract
• 1 tsp salt
• 1½ cups dipping chocolate wafers
• ½ cup cooked chopped bacon
• maldon sea salt

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Instructions

• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar.
• Add the flour, sweetened condensed milk, maple extract, salt, and 2/3 of the bacon.
• Using a Tbsp. cookie scoop, scoop dough onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. It will be slightly sticky, but should firm up in the fridge.
• Allow to cool for 30mins, then roll into balls as desired. Return to fridge for 1 hour.
• Add dipping chocolate to a microwave safe container and heat for 30 second intervals in the microwave. Stop when 2/3 melted, and stir to melt remaining wafers.
• Dip centers into the topping, coat fully, and remove using a fork. Place back onto parchment paper and sprinkle with remaining bacon and sea salt before it fully hardens.
• Allow to cool completely and store in an airtight container in thefridge for up to 3 weeks.

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