Maple Bacon Beer Cheese

Updated: Aug 20

Recipe card for beer cheese — Maple Bacon Beer Cheese Recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese

1 cup Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese

1 12oz Beer (preferably non hoppy)

1 cup Half and Half

5 Garlic Cloves

1/4 cup Maple Syrup

10 Strips of Bacon

1/4 cup Reserved Bacon Fat

1/2 Sweet Onion

4oz Cream Cheese

2 tbsp Dijon Mustard

1 tbsp Onion Powder

1 tbsp Garlic Powder

1 tbsp Corn Starch

1 tbsp Olive Oil

1 tsp Sea Salt

1 tsp Pepper

Preparation

1.

Lay out roughly 10 pieces of bacon on a baking sheet. Brush each piece of bacon with maple syrup. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes. Reserve the bacon fat.

About 20 pieces of bacon laid out on a cooking tray and brushed with maple syrup — Maple Syrup Burshed Bacon

Cooked bacon on a gray baking tray in bacon grease — Crispy Bacon for Maple Bacon Beer Cheese Sauce

Reserved bacon fat in a clear bowl on top of a gray and white dish towel — Rendered Bacon Fat for Maple Bacon Beer Cheese Sauce

2.

Into a dutch oven or sauce pan, add minced onion, garlic, bacon fat and chopped bacon

Onion, garlic, and cook bacon all satang in bacon fat in a Dutch oven — Sautéed Onion, Garlic, and Bacon in Bacon Fat

3.

Add 1 tbsp of corn starch to shredded cheddar and pepperjack cheese and toss to coat. Add cheese mixture, beer, and half and half to dutch oven. Stir and cook for 5 minutes until cheese sauce is smooth.