Bacon Peanut Butter Bliss Food

PEANUT BUTTER BACON BURGER

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl until evenly blended. Form beef mixture into 6 4-inch wide patties. Transfer patties to a large plate and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until patties are slightly firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.
• Cook beef patties on preheated grill until they are beginning to firm and are hot and slightly pink in the center, about 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over patties about a minute before they are done.
• Mix peanut butter and maple syrup in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat peanut butter mixture in the microwave until slightly runny, about 25 seconds. Stir again.
• Spread peanut butter mixture over hamburger buns and top with beef patties, lettuce, tomatoes, and bacon.

PEANUT BUTTER BACON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat peanut butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, and brown sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer until well combined. Add egg and baking soda; beat until smooth, 1 minute. Fold in bacon. Form dough into walnut-sized balls.
• Pour 2 tablespoons white sugar into a bowl; roll balls in the sugar until coated. Arrange coated balls on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

PEANUT BUTTER & BACON APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Spread peanut butter generously on four slices of bread.
• Top with four remaining bread slices and trim crusts.
• Cut each sandwich into thirds, vertically and horizontally, to make nine cubes.
• Cut each bacon slice into thirds and wrap each sandwich cube with bacon.
• Secure with wooden toothpicks.
• Place cubes on rack of a broiler pan.
• Bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes or until bacon is nicely crisped.

PEANUT BUTTER AND BACON SANDWICH

Steps:

• Spread peanut butter on one slice of toast.
• Top peanut butter with sliced bacon and remaining piece of toast.

THE PEANUT BACON BURGER

Steps:

• Cut the bacon strips in half so you have 12 pieces, each one approximately 4 inches long; fry the bacon well, keeping the strips as straight as you can (a bacon weight works well for that), then set aside.
• Drain the pan of fat but don't wipe out the pan; turn the heat off- you'll come back to this pan later.
• In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, Worcestershire, dried onion, salt, garlic powder, and pepper (and Tabasco/cayenne, if using).
• In a separate bowl mix together the peanut butter, soy sauce, squished garlic, and chicken broth- this is your grilling sauce; if it's too thick still, add broth until it's a consistency you like (I like it thicker).
• Form the beef mixture into six patties.
• Reheat your pan and cook them as you would regular burgers, but brush them on both sides occasionally with the marinade.
• You can add more chicken broth if you want the grilling sauce to go further, or a bit melted butter.
• Now for you low carbers, remember, peanuts are not low-carb, so go easy with the grilling sauce; it'll still taste wonderful if you don't use all of it up on the burgers!
• Low-carb serving: top it with the bacon, either in strips or crumbled, and enjoy; you can add lettuce and tomato if you like, but I love it just the way it is.
• High-carb serving: eat it on a bun with lettuce and tomato and cheese.

SWEET AND SPICY PEANUT BUTTER-BACON SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spread peanut butter on 2 bread slices; sprinkle with cayenne. Top with bacon and drizzle with honey. Top with remaining bread.

BACON AND PEANUT BUTTER ON CRISPY TOAST APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Remove the crust from the bread (or buy bread with the crust already removed).
• Brush both sides of the bread slices with melted butter.
• Spread peanut butter on each slice of bread.
• Top with crumbled bacon.
• Cut each slice of bread into 4 pieces.
• Place bread quarter on a non-stick baking sheet.
• Bake on the center rack in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until bread turns brown and toasty.
• Serve and watch the reaction! Make sure you have copies of the recipe on hand to give out.

BACON (YES, BACON!) PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Cream together the butter and peanut butter.
• Mix in sugar, egg, and maple extract. Add Pamela's Baking & Pancake Mix and combine. Fold in bacon crumbles.
• Spoon tablespoons of dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork using a crisscross pattern.
• Bake for 17-20 minutes until edges are light brown.
• Cool completely before removing from the pan with a spatula.