Maple Bacon Cheesecake is by far the best combination of sweet and salty I’ve ever tasted. The richness of the cheesecake combined with the delicious bacon is a match made in dessert heaven! While you might be skeptical of this combination at first, I guarantee it will delight your tastebuds and impress your family/guests. Easy to make and great to transport it makes an ideal (and unique) dessert for any potluck or group gathering this holiday season. Plus, with “Bacon Day” on December 30 you have the perfect dessert to showcase the versatility of bacon (although, Bacon is delicious anytime of the year!).
Did you know that Canadians LOVE bacon? In a survey conducted by duBreton, an all-Canadian company and North America’s number one producer of Certified Humane Raised and Handled (Certified Humane) pork, they found that more than 90% of Canadians enjoy bacon. Of these bacon-loving Canadians, 80% of us prefer it cooked all the way through, crispy and able to pick up and eat with your hands – no utensils required! Another 6% of us want our bacon to be soft and chewy, barely touching the pan; while 5% of respondents love it really cooked, charred and crumbly to the touch.
However you like it, naturally smoked duBreton premium bacon with generous, thick and meaty slices and no added nitrites or nitrates is the ideal choice on its own or in your favourite bacon recipes.
This is why I partnered with them earlier this year to create some #duBretonDelicious recipes: this Maple Bacon Cheesecake and Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Blue Cheese and Figs.
Maple Bacon Cheesecake
- 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup butter (melted)
- 750 g Philadelphia Cream Cheese (3 x 250g bars)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup crumbled duBreton Black Forest Bacon
- 4 eggs
- Crumbled duBreton Black Forest Bacon to garnish
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter together in a small bowl.
- Press down cracker mixture into the bottom of a 9″ springform pan.
- Place pan in fridge until filling is completed.
- In a stand mixer combine cream cheese and sour cream and beat until fully mixed.
- Add maple syrup, vanilla, sugar, and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Add each egg 1 at a time mixing until combined after each one.
- Add crumbled bacon and mix until fully combined.
- Once filling is fully mixed pour on top of the graham cracker base.
- Place springform pan on top of a cookie sheet to help prevent breaking.
- Bake for 65-75 minutes until the top is beginning to crack and edges are pulling away from the sides.
- Let cool to room temperature and then place in the fridge uncovered for 4 hours or more.
- Serve with crumbled bacon garnish.
- 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 750 g Philadelphia Cream Cheese 3 x 250g bars
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup crumbled duBreton Black Forest Bacon
- 4 eggs
- Crumbled duBreton Black Forest Bacon to garnish
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Preheat oven to 350F.
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Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter together in a small bowl.
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Press down cracker mixture into the bottom of a 9" springform pan.
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Place pan in fridge until filling is completed.
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In a stand mixer combine cream cheese and sour cream and beat until fully mixed.
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Add maple syrup, vanilla, sugar, and mix until thoroughly combined.
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Add each egg 1 at a time mixing until combined after each one.
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Add crumbled bacon and mix until fully combined.
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Once filling is fully mixed pour on top of the graham cracker base.
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Place springform pan on top of a cookie sheet to help prevent breaking.
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Bake for 65-75 minutes until the top is beginning to crack and edges are pulling away from the sides.
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Let cool to room temperature and then place in the fridge uncovered for 4 hours or more.
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Serve with crumbled bacon garnish.
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OMGoodness, that is almost sinful! Can’t wait to try it!
Worth every calorie!
It sounds heavenly, I can`t wait to try it!
Can I bake the maple bacon Cheesecake in water bath to stop the cracking? I’d prefer no cracks.
yes absolutely. Love baking in a water bath.
Can this reciepe get adapted for cheesecake bars?
I haven’t tried it as cheesecake bars but you could definitely adapt it and let us know!
Wow! this maple bacon cheesecake looks so good! might have to give it a try!
How much vanilla is used in this recipe. It is not on the ingredients list but in the directions
It is 1 tsp – my apologies for the error.