I finally did it. I took the culinary plunge and dipped bacon and potato chips into chocolate.
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| Yum. Heart attack and tooth decay all in one delicious package. |
Here's what I did:
(1) I cooked bacon in the microwave until they were nice and crispy.
(2) I melted the semi-sweet chocolate in a double boiler.
(3) After the strips of bacon cooled, I dipped them into the chocolate. Then, I placed the strips onto a cooling rack so that the excess chocolate would be able to drip off.
(4) I dipped the potato chips into the chocolate and then also placed them onto the cooling rack.
(5) I put the finished treats in the fridge to cool the chocolate.
These treats were delicious. But I wasn't perfectly happy with the results, so there are definitely changes that I'll make next time.
(1) My bacon treats looked a bit like puny dog treats. Next time I won't cut each strip in half.
(2) As the treats cooled, the chocolate hardened onto the cooling rack. Next time I'll just use parchment paper.
(3) There was a tad too much chocolate on the bacon and I didn't quite achieve that perfect salty sweet balance. Next time I'll just drizzle chocolate over the bacon.
Hmm, what else should I dip in chocolate?