Course | Dessert |
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Place of origin | United States |
Serving temperature | Warm or cold |
Main ingredients | Smoked bacon, pecans, caramel or brown sugar |
Pig candy is a dessert made by taking thick strips of smoked bacon and pecans and coating them in caramel or another type of sugar, notably brown sugar. [1] [2] [3] Cayenne pepper [4] can be added and it can be dipped in chocolate. [5] This dish is then served warm or cold and is popular in the southern United States, [6] and it has also become very popular in Washington D.C. [3] It is similar to glazed bacon, featured on Martha Stewart Living. [7]
Course | Dessert |
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Place of origin | United States |
Serving temperature | Warm or cold |
Main ingredients | Smoked bacon, pecans, caramel or brown sugar |
Pig candy is a dessert made by taking thick strips of smoked bacon and pecans and coating them in caramel or another type of sugar, notably brown sugar. [1] [2] [3] Cayenne pepper [4] can be added and it can be dipped in chocolate. [5] This dish is then served warm or cold and is popular in the southern United States, [6] and it has also become very popular in Washington D.C. [3] It is similar to glazed bacon, featured on Martha Stewart Living. [7]