Cinnamon-Maple Bacon Dip

December 29, 2011 // 1:19 am // By: Rachel Bernard

This holiday season, I wanted to make something that would make my family and friends drool upon sight and hopefully think it was worth the salivation after eating it. With that goal in mind, I knew I had to do something drastic…I had to make a Cinnamon-Maple Bacon Dip.

Did I get them to drool?

…you bet! With bacon, it almost wasn’t fair.

Bacon Spread

spread:

2 8-ounce blocks of cream cheese
1 tablespoon Maple-Agave syrup
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 pinch nutmeg
1 tablespoon brown sugar

candied bacon:

Bacon
Maple syrup
brown sugar
butter

(amounts vary, use what you would like)

Use this bacon recipe, or another here!

In a frying pan, coat bottom of pan with butter. In a small bowl, melt some butter, maple syrup and about 1/8 cup of brown sugar until melted together. Place your bacon in the pan, brushing each side with the butter/maple/sugar mixture. Sprinkle with cinnamon once placed in pan.

Fry up the bacon to your liking. I know most like their bacon crisp. It may soften up once mixed in with cheese spread and placed in refrigerator, so a bit more crisp is nice. Blot with paper towel once finished, leaving some grease left on the bacon, which will allow to give the cheese spread a little bit of a bacon taste, as well.

Once all bacon is cooked, chop into small pieces and start your cheese spread.

In a large bowl, soften your cream cheese until it forms a soft spread. You can use a handheld blender or Kitchen Aide. Once soft, with a wooden spoon, stir in maple-agave syrup, cinnamon and pinch of nutmeg until well combined. Fold in your candied bacon.