I made Bacon Jam today

[Fern Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fern]

Well, I made the bacon jam today. I only did 2/3 of a recipe since I had a 4 qt. slow cooker and it called for a 6 qt. Next time I will do the whole amount, because I found that it would have been fine as long as I stirred once in a while.

The recipe is from Martha Stewart's website. You can find it here.

And I gotta tell you, it is Luscious!

Fern

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

Fern, what do you eat it with? It can't be sweet like toast with butter and jelly or marmalade.

[Fern Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fern]

Emmy,
It is somewhat sweet, because it has syrup and brown sugar in the jam (as well as cider vinegar and coffee). I had it on baguette, but you could put some in an omlette, a quesadilla, in a cream cheese and bacon jelly sandwich, on a hot biscuit, etc.

Fern

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Emmy,
It is somewhat sweet, because it has syrup and brown sugar in the jam (as well as cider vinegar and coffee). I had it on baguette, but you could put some in an omlette, a quesadilla, in a cream cheese and bacon jelly sandwich, on a hot biscuit, etc.

Fern

It sounds like an interesting recipe. I just looked at the website. I wonder why the coffee? For the rest, it sounds great.

[Fern Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fern]

I don't know why the coffee, but you don't really taste it at all. I think it might be to absorb some of the sweetness. You might be able to substitute Mexican chocolate (made with the tablets...Abuela, etc.) instead.

Fern

[bjones9942 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bjones9942]

Coffee is used to add depth more than flavor. It's like the pinch of salt, or the 1/4 tsp of vanilla. Not a lot (some, yes, but not a lot) of flavor on their own, but they bring out the flavors in other items.

[anora Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close anora]

Well...

I made chocolates and strawberry cake , which is very delicious and fantastic.. I like sweet dishes very much...

[SoccerMom Member Find all posts View Profile Close SoccerMom]

I have never heard of bacon jam before. It sounds interesting, I may have to try it.

[fwd1 Member Find all posts View Profile Close fwd1]

How long can you keep it in fridge? How many cups does it make? It sounds delicious.

[Fern Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fern]

It msakes maybe a cup and a half or so. Keeps at least three weeks. I really like it on french bread toast.

Fern

[Kay H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kay H]

Does it affect your blood pressure? I haven't tasted bacon for about 3 yrs and I really miss my fav summer sandwich...blt with raw cucumber and raw onion on ww toast. I have resistant hypertension and just got my BP down to acceptable levels and am scared to death to eat anything high in sodium.