Bacon roses are a tasty little gesture to show some love with a unique and tasty treat. A bacon bouquet is a collection of bacon roses, or candied bacon roses, often arranged together using artificial stems. Instead of actual flowers, the bouquet is made from rolled up pieces of shaped candied bacon. Stems are typically artificial rose stems. For plating, asparagus can be used for stems.
Making a bouquet or “garden” of bacon wrapped roses is easy. This bacon roses recipe uses only three ingredients: brown sugar, cayenne pepper and, of course, bacon.
The brown sugar creates a glaze that candies the bacon, then you add a little extra kick with a bit of ground red pepper.
To make bacon wrapped roses for the bouquet, roll up strips of bacon, starting on the hook side of the bacon. Give them a couple twists through the process and secure them with toothpicks. Finally, bake the rosettes in the oven at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes, or until desired crispiness.
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Other Tips for Making Bacon Roses
Also, you can use a combination of think and thin bacon to get some variety in your rose sizes and shapes.
Finally, try glazing the bacon wrapped roses by dusting them with brown sugar (and cayenne for a bit of spice) or with a maple syrup. Cook for about 25 minutes at 400 degrees, basically until the florets are a dark red with crispy edges.
The result is a candy coated flowers for your bacon bouquet. DIY bacon roses are an ideal gift for anyone.
You can make simple changes to this recipe to make turkey bacon roses (by substituting turkey bacon for traditional) or jerky bacon roses (by using store-bought bacon jerky).
Bacon Roses
Equipment
- Toothpicks
- Baking Pan
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 6 Slices Bacon
- Cayenne Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat over to 400 degrees.
- Dust the bacon strips in brown sugar
- Roll each piece of bacon into a rose. Start rolling with the hook of the bacon on the inside. Toward the end of rolling, make a few small twists to create a rose-like look.
- Secure the rolled bacon with one or two toothpicks. Repeat for each slice.
- Sprinkle each bacon rosette with a light dusting of cayenne pepper.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Optional: Dip the bottom of the cooled bacon roses in chocolate and cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
How to Use Bacon Roses
You can garnish these little bacon flowers to create the appearance of a bouquet. First, you can take fake roses, remove the flowers and use the stems on your bacon roses. That way, they form a sort of bacon rose bouquet.
Or, try placing a couple bacon roses on a breakfast plate as garnish. This is simple and easy way to serve a side of bacon in a playful and decorative way.
For plating, use cooked asparagus as a stem for your bacon rose. Or, make some candied limes and garnish the candied bacon roses with them as if they were leaves. There are countless creative ways to serve candied bacon roses!
Chocolate-Dipped Bacon Roses
To make chocolate-dipped bacon roses, start by making basic candied roses by rolling up slices of bacon and securing with a toothpick. Coat bacon slices with maple syrup or light brown sugar (optional black pepper or cayenne) for a candied glaze, the bake in the oven for about 25 minutes at 400 degrees.
As you let your candied bacon roses or maple bacon roses cool for at least 15 minutes, begin to melt chocolate for dipping. Dip each bacon flower into the melted chocolate, coating from the bottom to about halfway up, and then place the flower on a wire rack. Cool for about 10 minutes.
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