Guaranteed to render you speechless.
Often, a recipe will tell you to "render your bacon," which sounds intimidating but is really simple.
Use it immediately, or store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a month.
1. Bacon Peanut Caramel Corn
2. Bacon Fat Chicken Alfredo
3. Baconnaise
4. Bacon Fat Pancakes
5. Bacon Fat Gingersnaps
6. Warm Brussels Sprout Slaw With Bacon
7. Bacon Fat Potato Soup
8. Bacon Fat Caramels
9. Killer Spinach Salads with Hot Bacon Vinaigrette
10. Buttermilk Bacon Grease Cornbread
11. Brownies with a Twist
12. Bacon Fat Biscuits
13. Bacon Fat Tortillas
14. Bacon-Flavored Crackers
15. Bacon-Infused Bourbon
16. Bleu Cheese and Bacon "Cake"
17. Best-Ever Potato Salad
Classic potato salad, made awesomer with the addition of reserved bacon drippings. Recipe here.
18. Bacon Coleslaw Stir-Fry
Yes please. Recipe here.
19. Mashed Potato Pancakes
On the off chance that you find yourself with leftover mashed potatoes, add a little flour, form the mixture into disks, and fry it up in some bacon grease. Recipe here.
20. Roasted Potatoes with Bacon, Cheese and Parsley
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Grease pan with bacon fat, toss potatoes with half of the bacon fat, roast, toss potatoes with the remaining bacon fat. Recipe here.
21. Primal Bacon Pancakes
These gluten-free, grain-free "pancakes" are made with coconut flour and egg whites, which give them a fluffy and, dare I say (because I mean, BACON) light texture. Recipe here.
22. Bacon Bourbon Ice Cream
Just a little bit of reserved and refrigerated bacon fat goes a long way in this ice cream base. Recipe here.
23. Chipotle Bacon Barbecue Sauce
Squeeze on everything. Recipe here.
24. Bacon Fat Pie Crust
Stop arguing over whether lard, butter, or shortening are best for pie crust. The obvious choice is bacon fat. Recipe here.
26. The Bacon Milkshake
Each milkshake has a full tablespoon of liquid gold AKA delicious bacon fat. Recipe here.
27. Kimchi and Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Get serious bacon flavor inside and out by cooking bacon, stuffing it in a grilled cheese sandwich, and then frying said sandwich in the rendered fat. Recipe here.
28. Bacon Fried Rice
Recipe here.