Bacon Corn Muffins with Savory Cream Cheese Frosting
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 24 muffins
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 131
- Total Fat
- 9
- Saturated Fat
- 4
- Carbohydrates
- 9
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 3
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 28
- Sodium
- 156
- Total: 42 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 22 min
Ingredients
For Muffins:
8 strips bacon
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon reserved bacon fat
For Frosting:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon hot sauce
1 bunch chives, sliced
Directions
Special equipment:
2 (24-count) nonstick mini muffin tins, Pastry Bag- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place bacon onto a baking sheet and bake until crisp about 12 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and place onto a plate lined with a paper towel. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat. Once bacon is cool enough to handle, chop into small pieces.
- Spray a 24-count mini muffin tray with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder, and brown sugar. In a separate bowl whisk the milk and egg. Whisk the milk mixture, melted butter and bacon fat into the dry ingredients. Add 3/4 of the chopped cooked bacon, reserve remaining 1/4 for a garnish.
- Fill each muffin cup with 1 tablespoon of the batter so the cups are filled about 3/4 of the way up. Bake in oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the muffins comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before icing.
- While muffins are cooling, in a medium bowl beat the cream cheese, honey and hot sauce with a hand mixer until soft and combined. Add 3/4 of the sliced chives, reserve remaining 1/4 for a garnish. Mix until well combined.
- Transfer mixture to a pastry bag and snip off the end.
- Once the muffins have cooled, pipe a small amount of the cream cheese mixture on top of each one. Garnish with remaining crumbled bacon and remaining chopped chives.