Dulce de Leche Bacon, Coconut, Chocolate Chip Magic Bars | LoveFeast Table

 

(Lately all I keep coming across are bacon recipes! I had to pass this one on, salty and sweet. Enjoy! Shelly)

Stop my beating heart!!!  Chocolate, bacon, coconut, almonds, dulce de leche!!!

What more could you ask for in a cookie?

This recipe seemed pretty doable.  It seemed straight forward until I realized my local grocery store doesn’t carry dulce de leche.  So, as I’m standing there in the refrigerated isle,  I pulled out my phone (I love modern technology!) and googled dulce de leche recipes.  At the top of the screen was Alton Brown’s recipe.  Being as we are huge fans of Alton Brown, I quickly scrolled the recipe and gathered the necessary ingredients.

Bacon on Apple Pie? Maple Bacon Donuts? Yum!

Tasty Trials: Not your grandma’s apple pie

I’m not entirely sure either of my grandmothers even made apple pie. My mom tells me that she remembers her mother making the occasional apple pie for my grandfather, and if it was for him, that explains why I never saw any. He was known for hiding his pies from people. Not even his adorable granddaughter (that would be me!) could finagle a piece out of him.

So, although I don’t know what my grandma’s pie actually tasted like, here is how I imagine it: