Canadian-Inspired Chipotle Maple Bacon Jam Recipe (2025)

FAQs

How long does homemade bacon jam last? ›

For safety, we strongly recommend that bacon jam be refrigerated for times suggested by the recipe (2-4 weeks) or that it be frozen for longer storage.

Our list of things we want to use this jam in is ever-growing. Here are just a few to get you started: warm potato salad, grilled asparagus, fresh tomatoes, panzanella, grilled cheese, crackers and goat cheese, spinach salad, a spoon, fresh garden peas, scrambled eggs, bagels and cream cheese...

The Bacon Jams, a gourmet food producer in the Philadelphia area, which sells at festivals and nationwide online. Martin and Suzie Cowley, who run a fine food business in Rhondda, South Wales, introduced a variant of bacon jam containing Jack Daniel's in 2015.

Cook the jam, at first stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon or spatula, then more frequently as the juices thicken. Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated and the fruit has begun to break down, 40 to 50 minutes.

Why is my bacon jam not thickening? This recipe is all about patience. To achieve a thick texture, all of the liquids need time to reduce. Make sure you're cooking your bacon jam without a lid over your Dutch oven, so your bacon jam can evaporate.

Happy Girl Kitchen. We love a jam with fruit vivid and bright enough to make our mouths water. Happy Girl Kitchen does it: their tangy plum jam is wonderfully intense, their strawberry jam balances fresh flavor with cooked richness, and their apricot is more packed with flavor than any fresh apricots we've tried.

To ensure that my jam has a proper acid level to gel properly and limit bacteria growth, I always add lemon juice to a jam mixture. Plus, I like the flavor a pop of lemon juice adds to my jam. It balances the sweetness of the fruit and brightens most fruit jams.

Home made jam is not made in huge batches, does not have additional preservatives, or colour enhancers, and doesn't use corn syrup. The fruit is most often hand-cut. No adjustments are made to the taste or texture to ensure it is uniform from jar to jar, year to year.

“Bacon” comes from the same proto-Germanic linguistic roots as the English word “back.” The word “bacoun” started being used in the English language at some point during the twelfth century. At that time, “bacoun” meant all types of pork.

In ancient Greece, quince was mixed with honey, dried, and packed into jars. The Romans improved upon this method by cooking the quince and honey together, thereby producing a meld of the ingredients. If you're up to date on how preserves are made, you'll see the bones of the style starting to emerge here.

What is uncured vs cured bacon jam? ›

While cured bacon has been treated with synthetically derived ingredients, particularly nitrates, uncured bacon is treated only with the natural nitrates found in vegetables like celery and beets. Not only is the “uncured” curing method healthier, it results in more flavorful bacon.

Real maple syrup and smoky bacon bring a truly Canadian flavour to the grill. Maple Bacon seasoning will add a special twist to pork, chicken, beef or fish.

What is maple bacon? Maple bacon is simply bacon that's been glazed with maple syrup. It combines the smoky-salty taste of bacon with the smoky-sweet flavour of maple syrup for a decadent sweet and savoury breakfast.

To use the block, simply grate or shave over just about anything including coffee or tea, a garden salad or grillables, or on top of ice cream. The delicate maple flavor will compliment just about any dish and the aroma of freshly grated maple is simply amazing.

Bacon is salty and smokey in flavor. Sweet maple syrup is a nice contrast to bacon's salty smokey flavor, so people often eat them together.