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    Home » Condiments

    How to Make Bacon Bits

    Published: Aug 30, 2014 · Modified: Feb 5, 2022 by Kim Beaulieu · This post may contain affiliate links

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    How to make bacon bits quickly and easily at home. You can use them on salads, or keep them on hand for quick bacon pizza bites as an after school snack. 

    Bacon Bits scattered on a greyish blue counter

    Okay, I'm going to be honest here. I mean why hold back. But I feel like everyone already knows how to make these.

    Yet my friend told me she had no idea how to make them at home. Colour me surprised.

    So I jumped up immediately and made some bacon.

    Then smashed it to smithereens. I'm not going to lie. Making bacon bits is oodles of fun.

    First you eat cook a pound of bacon. Then, you break up whatever you didn't eat.

    You can pop the bits in the fridge, the freezer or your mouth. Your call. No judgement here.

    If you're anything like me you always buy three times as much bacon as needed. I can never resist bacon.

    Honestly, I think I ate my weight in bacon this month.

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    Not 15 minutes we get a call. My daughter saying they were in an accident.

    Luckily everyone is okay, thank goodness. Some gal was not paying attention and rear-ended them. So, today was stressful.

    They have to head down to the police station on Tuesday to file a report. Apparently the police were so overloaded today they were scheduling appointments for later in the week.

    Weird right. Luckily they fit B-Dude in since he leaves on Wednesday to head out west for school.

    Okay my lovely peeps, I need to rock n roll. Tomorrow we are moving horsey to a new barn.

    Let's just say Ginger and horse trailers don't get along. Ginger and new environments don't get along. And Ginger and new horses don't get along. Ginger does not like change.

    It should be a good move. Apart from the trailer loading.

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    How to Make Bacon Bits

    How to make bacon bits at home. You can use them on salads, or keep them on hand for quick bacon pizza bites as an after school snack.
    Course Condiments, Toppings
    Cuisine American
    Keyword bacon bits, bacon crumbles
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes
    Servings 12
    Calories 339kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 10 inch Cast Iron Skillet
    • 1 Cutting Board

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound bacon
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • In a cast iron skillet, or frying pan, cook bacon over medium heat.
    • Cook first side until it's golden brown, or to your own liking, some people like theirs a bit undercooked, some people like me like theirs a little overcooked. It's personal preference. Once it's golden brown, flip it over and continue to cook the other side until it's golden brown too.
    • Turn off the heat, remove pan from the stove, transfer the bacon carefully to a plate lined with napkins to help absorb excess grease. Allow to cool, and dab with more paper towels to make sure all grease is gone.
    • Now you can chop the bacon up on a cutting board to your desired bacon bit size. I actually cut mine with kitchen shears. It's how I roll. Life on the edge, man.
    • Pop the bacon bits into small containers, then pop on a lid. You can store cooked bacon bits in the fridge for about 3 days (if they last that long), or in your freezer for a couple of months.
    • This is the ideal way to always have bacon bits on hand for when you get a craving.
    • They are the bomb on pizza bites. Not even kidding.
    • Serve with a bit old "I ate all the bacon and I don't even feel bad" smile!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 339kcal | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 57mg

     

    Bacon Bits | How to make bacon bits. You can use them on salads, or keep them on hand for quick bacon pizza bites as an after school snack.

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    Comments

    1. Choc Chip Uru

      August 31, 2014 at 3:15 am

      Haha as if you needed an excuse to make bacon 😛
      They look super fantastic! Crunchy and just like any bacon lover wants them!

      Cheers
      Choc Chip Uru

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 05, 2014 at 10:53 pm

        Ha, no kidding right. I thin I made over 20 pounds of bacon during bacon month. Wild month.

        I love mine crispy, it's just so addictive. I can't resist crispy bacon.

        Reply
    2. Kayle (The Cooking Actress)

      August 31, 2014 at 9:44 am

      om NOM NOM--bacon bits are verryyy versatile. Pretty sure Michael wouldn't mind if I sprinkled them on everything 😛

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 06, 2014 at 2:33 am

        I know right. I think we should market them like jimmies.

        Reply
    3. John@Kitchen Riffs

      August 31, 2014 at 12:21 pm

      Sorry about B-Dude's accident! Maybe Minnie-Me should drive instead. 😉 And I hope things go well with moving your horsey. Good recipe for bacon bits -- I make mine the same way. 😉

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 06, 2014 at 2:35 am

        Thanks, and ha, no doubt right. Thank goodness they were okay. That is a phone call that makes your heart drop into your stomach.

        Horsey moved awesome. The barn owner was completely rude and obnoxious, but horsey behaved like a champ. So glad to be at a new place. No room in my life for other people's drama.

        Aren't bacon bits awesome. I think they qualify as candy right.

        Reply
    4. Annamaria @ Bakewell Junction

      September 01, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      Kim,
      My problem is that I wouldn't have any bacon bits to store for when I need them. I'd eat them all. Maybe I should start with 2 or 3 pounds of bacon.
      Annamaria

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 06, 2014 at 12:03 am

        Ha, that is always my problem. I always have to start off with 10 x the amount of bacon I need. I can never stop sampling.

        Reply
    5. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.

      September 02, 2014 at 1:42 am

      I want to put bacon bits on all of the things!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 06, 2014 at 12:27 am

        I concur.

        Reply
    6. Crystal barrett

      September 05, 2014 at 11:06 pm

      Bacon is my guilty pleasure as well. I just put this on a pizza on my blog too as a matter of fact! Homeade is way better than the packaged store bought! I'm glad you are informing the world they can make this at home! 🙂

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 07, 2014 at 1:55 am

        Exactly, this is really a public service announcement disguised as a recipe. I'm with you on bacon pizza, it's my jam.

        Reply
    7. Tracy

      September 06, 2014 at 11:28 am

      The only trouble I have when making Bacon Bits is that they disappear just a s fast as I make them.

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 06, 2014 at 3:22 pm

        Ha, me too. And I can't even blame my kids, it's usually me.

        Reply
    8. Heather // girlichef

      September 06, 2014 at 12:52 pm

      I joke not, these would not last a day in my house. Pretty sure all the kids would pop 'em like mints.

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 06, 2014 at 3:41 pm

        Lol Heather. I can't even blame the kids, it's totally me popping them like candy.

        Reply
    9. Ginny McMeans

      September 07, 2014 at 4:44 pm

      You are so funny. You instructions for explaining something so simple are perfect. 🙂

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 08, 2014 at 11:46 pm

        Thanks. I have far too much fun blogging.

        Reply
    10. Angie | Big Bear's Wife

      September 07, 2014 at 10:31 pm

      I love making homemade bacon bits! I think they taste better than those store bought ones!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 08, 2014 at 11:55 pm

        I know right. The store bought are so icky after you make your own!

        Reply
    11. Anita

      September 08, 2014 at 1:32 am

      Love the instructions! And so much better than the pre made ones!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 09, 2014 at 12:03 am

        Thanks, I forget I'm suppose to be all "professional" sometimes.

        Reply
    12. Cate @ Chez CateyLou

      September 09, 2014 at 11:09 am

      I can never resist bacon, either! Especially when it is so crispy like this. I would put these bacon bits on anything!!

      Reply
    13. Karissa | Sweet as a Cookie

      September 10, 2014 at 10:04 pm

      Genius! Why haven't I thought of this?!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        September 10, 2014 at 11:55 pm

        You must try it Karissa.

        Reply
    14. Vicky

      September 17, 2014 at 1:52 pm

      oh my god yes yes yes to eating your weight in bacon and to bacon bits in everything!!!! Seriously wishing I had a full plateful right NOW! : ))
      Glad to hear the car accident was not too serious and hope the Ginger move went well!!

      Reply
    15. Jess

      March 24, 2022 at 7:11 pm

      We made these to put over top of salad. Turned out great.

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        March 25, 2022 at 3:53 pm

        Thanks Jess. Glad you liked them.

        Reply

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