Maple-Bacon Guacamole

A lightly sweet and smoky version of guacamole

Maple-Bacon Guacamole

Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

Sometime back I had tried a new recipe on line that was for a novel breakfast idea. That recipe had toast topped with avocado, bacon and maple syrup.

Avocado on Toast with Bacon and Maple Syrup

I had never tried that flavor combination before but I was intrigued. I also have this thing about “bucket list” foods that if I have not tried something, I should at least try to eat it once, so I was instantly game to make this recipe. And I am glad I did because the flavor combination was a revelation to me, and one I have made since in this recipe for guacamole, and as well, in another recipe for bacon- avocado pancakes.

Bacon-Avocado Pancakes with Maple Syrup

In this recipe for guacamole, I wanted to try something a little Tex-Mex, and wondered how this combination would work as a snack. I already knew the flavors of the corn tortilla chips would go well having eaten sweeter types of corn bread. And since I had everything on hand I needed: avocados that needed using, bacon, and maple syrup, as well as a bag of chips, thought to give it a try.

It works well for me as I suspected- lightly sweet and smoky,with the creaminess of avocado. It is not overly sweet so don’t worry about that. It just works, and is something I think everyone would enjoy.

Do give it a try!

~Sue

working with one eye on the pc…and another eye on the Crow.

Maple-Bacon Guacamole

Servings: 4-6
Time: 20mins
Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

3 ripe Hass avocados, mashed
1/ 2 fresh lemon, juice of
5-6 ounces bacon, ground, cooked crisp and drained
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Corn tortilla chips (optional)

Method:

Place bacon in a food processor and pulse a few times until coarsely ground.
Cook bacon until it is browned and rendered (the way breakfast sausage cooks up) -or- alternatively, if using strips, cook them crisp and crumble them finely (I used large chunks of bacon so I ground it).
Mix cooked bacon with avocado, maple syrup, salt and black pepper to taste.
Serve with corn tortilla chips if desired.

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