Chocolate Skewered Bacon

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 12 slices bacon, thick-sliced
• 12 wooden skewers (12-inch)
• 6 ounces candy coating, chopped
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• dried apple chips, chopped (optional)
• pecans, chopped (optional)
• pistachios, chopped (optional)
• toasted coconut, chopped (optional)
• kosher salt (optional)

Recipe

• 1 thread each bacon strip onto a wooden skew.
• 2 place on a rack in a large baking pan.
• 3 bake at 400º f for 20-25 minutes or until crisp.
• 4 cool completely.
• 5 in a microwave, melt candy coating, stir until smooth.
• 6 combine chocolate chips and shortening, melt in a microwave and stir until smooth.
• 7 with a pastry brush, coat the bacon strips on both sides with the melted coatings.
• 8 top each strip as desired and place on waxed paper lined baking sheets.
• 9 refrigerate until firm.
• 10 store in the refrigerator.