David Lebovitz's Candied Bacon Ice Cream

Required Eating

Posted by Robyn Lee, March 10, 2008 at 3:00 PM

Because everyone likes bacon and there's no reason to restrict its intake to breakfast, ice cream expert David Lebovitz experimented by making candied bacon ice cream. Considering that the resulting smoky/salty/cinnamon-tinged dessert got a thumbs up from his butcher, it seems that his recipe was a success.

9 Comments | Tags: bacon, David Lebovitz, ice cream, recipes

9 Comments:

Thank god! I have been threatening to make my friend let me use our shared ice cream maker to make bacon ice cream (which is DELICIOUS) and she has consistently rebuffed me using the fact that in addition to her finding it gross, I didn't have a recipe so I would be potentially screwing up the ice cream maker for naught. I sort of agreed because I figured bacon ice cream could go horribly awry. Of course I never thought of using candied bacon! Now she has no excuse not to let me.

Bacon in dessert is one of my favorite things ever. Whenever I am home in Phoenix I try to stop at Cowboy Ciao and pick up enough of their bacon brittle (yes, I said bacon brittle, it is the best candy/snack food of all time ever) to last me until the next time I come back. Its so good and addictive.

chasgoose at 4:03PM on 03/10/08

I've made the candied bacon before. It's to die for. Mostly i just use the brown sugar and black pepper. Sometimes some cayenne pepper. Amazing.

http://sseichinger.blogspot.com/2006/09/pain-in-my-perdu.html

scotte at 4:27PM on 03/10/08

If only I had an ice cream maker! I like his idea about putting the candied bacon into avocado ice cream. I think that would be pretty amazing.

chrisfurniss at 5:20PM on 03/10/08

I'm ecstatic to see people raising bacon to the highest levels of gastronomy... In this case however, bacon ice cream will do just fine.

MAN, that looks tasty.

levinedym at 7:56PM on 03/10/08

@chasgoose: Please make some for me too!! WAIT FOR MEEE, OH SWEET JESUS!

roboppy at 8:50PM on 03/10/08

This actually looks strangely good.

jazspin at 10:54PM on 03/10/08

I don't know what to make of that. My girlfriend does have an ice cream maker though, so I think I may have to try it.

apsteph at 11:25PM on 03/10/08

When pigs swim in cream! HOORAY AND WOW!

PerkyMac at 3:43PM on 03/11/08

I know I'm late to the comment party, but I just have to say that I made this ice cream and it is GOOD. Y'all go out and try it.

butterface at 1:33AM on 05/13/08

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