The Best Bacon Jam Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 pound bacon
• 2 small onions (chopped)
• 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 2 chili peppers (chopped (I usually use jalapeno, but you can use hotter if you'd like)
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• 1 cup brewed coffee (brew it strong!)
• ½ cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika (or more to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce (use your favorite, like Tabasco - or to taste)

Instructions

1. Bacon
2. Heat a large pot to medium heat and add bacon. Cook until nearly crisp and brown. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to cool and drain.
3. Onions
4. Cook the onions in the pot with the bacon fat about 5 minutes to soften.
5. Garlic and Peppers
6. Add garlic and jalapeno peppers (or habanero peppers!) and stir. Cook about 2 minutes.
7. Simmer
8. Add the remaining ingredients and stir. Bring the mixture to a boil reduce heat to a simmer.
9. Chop Bacon
10. Chop the bacon and add it into the pot.
11. Slow Cook
12. Cook low and slow for about 2 hours, stirring every now and then. A thick jam will form. Also, you can use a slow cooker to achieve the same results. See NOTES.
13. Process as Desired
14. When it is nice and gooey and consistent, transfer some of it to a food processor and process until slightly chunky. Add back to the rest of the bacon jam and mix well. You can process as much as you want for your desired consistency.
15. Cool
16. Allow to cool then transfer to containers for serving.