12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: BACON JAM

Day 11 is here! I can’t believe we made it this far on our countdown. Today, I am bringing you a food gift that even Clark Griswold would love. It involves bacon and it involves jam. You can’t go wrong here.

Also, you make this one in a slow cooker. So you can throw it in and forget about it while you decorate your tree or wrap those gifts.

Also, it has bacon and that makes everything good.

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STEP 1: Cut up bacon into 1″ pieces.

STEP 2: Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium high heat, until bacon is lightly browned or about 20 minutes.

STEP 3: Transfer the bacon to paper towel lined plate to drain.

STEP 4: Chop onion to a small dice. Peel and smash garlic.

STEP 5: Drain off all but about 1 tablespoon of bacon grease and add the chopped onion and smashed garlic.

STEP 6: Cook until the onions are translucent which take about 6 minutes.

STEP 7: Add cider vinegar, brown sugar, maple syrup and coffee. Bring to a boil. Be sure to scrape up any brown bits.

STEP 8: Stir in bacon.

STEP 9: Pour this mixture into a large crockpot. Cook, uncovered, on high for 3 1/2 – 4 hours until liquid has become like syrup.

STEP 10: Transfer the mixture to a food processor and pulse until desired consistency. You don’t want this to be too smooth, but still a little chunky.

STEP 11: Allow to cool and then transfer to a container to refrigerate.

This will remain good for about a month.