These are really fun to take to potluck dinners and other social gatherings, because people don’t usually see bacon and soda in their brownies. It’s a perfect combination of savory, salty, and sweet. There isn’t one flavor that overpowers the other one, so you can enjoy each and every taste that’s found in there. I haven’t tried these with any other kinds of soda, but I’m sure that they would taste just as good. Go ahead and experiment, just make sure that you have some kids around. They don’t care what the brownies taste like, as long as they get to eat them!
Check out what they are saying about this recipe over at All Recipes:
“A decadent brownie recipe with a bacon twist. This is a great dessert for any gathering and surely will be a crowd pleaser!”
Even people that don’t usually like brownies or sweets are going to go crazy for these!
Ingredients
Pam cooking spray
1 (12 fl oz) can caffeinated pepper-type soda (such as Dr Pepper)
1 cup butter
12 strips bacon, chopped
2 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 (12 ounce) bag Nestle Toll House milk chocolate chips
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 (16 ounce) package confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12×18-inch pan with cooking spray.
Combine 1 cup pepper-type soda and 1 cup butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; heat until butter is melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
Mix flour, white sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl.
Whisk buttermilk, vanilla extract, and baking soda together in a small bowl. Pour flour mixture; mix until batter is blended. Add butter mixture, 1/3 of the bacon, and chocolate chips; mix thoroughly. Spread in the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until top is dry and edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, 25 to 30 minutes.
Combine 6 tablespoons pepper-type soda, 1/2 cup butter, and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add 1/2 of the remaining bacon and confectioners’ sugar; whisk until frosting is smooth.
Spread frosting over brownies. Garnish with remaining bacon. Cool until frosting sets, about 20 minutes. Cut into squares.
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Quick Tip: Use as little or as much bacon as you want. You can also leave it right out if you prefer.
Thanks again to All Recipes for this unique and tasty recipe.
