Bourbon Bacon Crunch Cake

• Meat

  • 8 slices Bacon

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tbsp Brown sugar, light
  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 1 (8 oz. container Topping, creamy whipped

• Dairy

  • 6 tbsp Butter
  • 1 (14 oz. can Condensed milk, sweetened
  • 2 (8 oz. blocks Cream cheese

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 3 tbsp Bourbon

• Other

  • 1 (12 bar box nature valley™ crunchy granola bars

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Description

Ingredients

• 8 slices of bacon
• 2 tablespoons bourbon
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 (12 bar) box Nature Valley™ crunchy granola bars
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 (8 oz.) blocks cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (8 oz.) container extra creamy whipped topping
• 1 tablespoon bourbon

Directions

• 1 Brown Sugar Bourbon Bacon: Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• 2 Line baking sheet with non-stick tin foil or parchment paper. Lay strips of bacon on lined baking sheet. Use a pastry brush to brush bourbon over slices of bacon, then sprinkle brown sugar evenly over each slice.
• 3 Bake for 25-30 minutes, until bacon is evenly cooked and crispy. Remove from pan, set on a paper towel, and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• 4 Finely chop bacon once cooled.
• 5 Crust: Crush granola bars into very small pieces. Combine crushed granola bars with butter and sugar.
• 6 Pour half of the crumbs into the bottom of an 8x8-inch pan that has either been lined with non-stick tin foil or buttered well. Reserve remaining crumbs to top the filling.
• 7 Filling and Assembly: Beat together cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, whipped topping, almond extract and bourbon.
• 8 Stir in 2/3 of the chopped bacon. Spread over the crust.
• 9 Sprinkle reserved crumbs and remaining bacon over top.
• 10 Cover and freeze for at least 3 hours before serving.
• 11 Cut into 9 squares and serve.

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