Bacon Truffles

Salty & sweet has always been my thing. I love both, but after too much of one I find myself craving the opposing flavor. Make sense? Handfuls of popcorn leads to nibbles of chocolate. A bowl of ice cream leaves me wanting pretzels. Not an uncommon phenomenon, right? Well after a friend brought us a bacon chocolate bar as a treat I knew I'd found my dream desert. Crisp, salty bacon sprinkled on rich, smooth dark chocolate is a marriage made in heaven. This, dear readers, is quite possibly a perfect desert.

Bacon Truffles, yields appx. 24
3 c. confectioners sugar

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted

1/4 c. coco powder
1/4 c. cooked bacon

Melt the unsweetened chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. Once the chocolate is almost melted mix it into the cream cheese in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the confectioners sugar until no more is visible.

Roll out 1" balls of the mixture with your fingers and roll in the coco powder patting until the powder coats the ball. Use this same method with the bacon. Place on a cookie sheet lined in parchment and refrigerate for 45 minutes or until they reach a firm consistency.