Bacon maple donuts: Sugar, shame, and an orgy of deliciousness

by Bruce Watson, Posted Sep 5th 2008 @ 5:01PM

I like to think that I generally have good taste. I try to avoid wearing stripes with plaids, am careful to pair robust red wines with my Big Macs, and only eat Sweet Tarts on days that end in "y." That having been said, I must admit that I have a few weaknesses, the most egregious of which revolve around sweetened pork products. To put it bluntly, I can't resist them.

For a long time, I was able to hide this predilection. Basically, it only came out around Thanksgiving, when I would bake a huge Virginia ham, slather it in brown sugar and orange juice, and cook it on high heat until it was sheathed in a crunchy candy coating. Resisting the urge to hoard all the sugary goodness, I would thinly slice the ham and serve it up to my family, only snagging a few pieces with the lame excuse that I just had to test the flavor.

Ultimately, I blame my wife, who introduced me to what she euphemistically called "pig candy." Basically thick-sliced bacon that has been rolled in brown sugar and baked until crispy, the sugary tidbits are sweet, salty, and only slightly less addictive than crack. Luckily, the shame of munching on grease, sugar, and salty pork is a pretty big deterrent, and I've been able to resist my pig candy urges. Still, late at night, I sometimes dream...

At any rate, I was recently reminded of the addictive wonder of pig candy when I came across this review of Voodoo Donuts' bacon-maple bar. Basically a buttermilk long-john, it apparently combines all the delight of maple sugar with the salty smokiness of bacon in one wonderful, fatty package. I immediately forwarded the review to my wife, who used to live in the Pacific Northwest. Needless to say, she'd already been there, tried that, and found it to be everything that I could imagine.

At the end of the day, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one in sugared pork rehab!

Filed Under: Food Politics, Ingredients, Chefs & Restaurants, Fast Food, Restaurants
Tags: america, Bacon Maple bar, Bacon Maple donut, BaconMapleBar, BaconMapleDonut, bread, comfort food, jane and michael stern, JaneAndMichaelStern, meat, pork, Roadfood, Voodoo Donuts, VoodooDonuts, west coast

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9-05-2008 @5:34PM PEGGY said... i keep meaning to get over there. all their donuts seem too good to be true. i'm dying to try the bacon maple and the bubblegum one. wow. maybe tonight on my way home!

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9-05-2008 @8:18PM Dylan Weidner said... Wasn't that on Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations? Pacific Northwest episode I believe. That does look....sinful.
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9-06-2008 @12:11AM Samme said... This is like all of the best possible breakfast ideas rolled into one.
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9-06-2008 @5:05AM SaraFist said... It was indeed on No Reservations, and is is all that and a bag of chips. I also love Voodoo Doughtnuts' Dirty Old Bastard doughnut. The Arnold Palmer was a fave until they changed it up. My little sister loves that place so much that she gave Voodoo Doughnuts out as her wedding favors.
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9-06-2008 @11:59AM Colin said... I can attest that these are delicious. Just don't try and take one home in your carry on luggage because it will get smashes to all hell and be pretty nasty.
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