Savory Bacon Muffins with Maple Cream Cheese Buttercream

Savory Bacon Muffins with Maple Cream Cheese Buttercream

A bold bakery-style recipe with flavour concentrates

Why Bacon Muffins Work

Bacon muffins hit that perfect balance between salty, smoky, and lightly sweet. They’re ideal for brunch, café counters, or specialty bakeries that want something different but still familiar. The cream cheese topping adds richness, while flavour concentrates help boost aroma and consistency without overpowering the recipe.

🥓 Bacon Muffins

Ingredients (12 muffins)

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 2 ½ tsp baking powder

  • ½ tsp salt

  • ¼ tsp black pepper

Wet Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)

  • ¾ cup whole milk or buttermilk

  • ⅓ cup melted butter (cooled)

  • 2 tbsp sugar (just enough to balance the bacon)

  • ½ tsp Butter flavour concentrate

  • ¼ tsp Bacon flavour concentrate (optional but excellent for consistency)

Add-ins

  • 1 cup cooked bacon, finely chopped

  • ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar (optional but recommended)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a muffin tin or lightly grease.

  2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper.

  3. In another bowl, whisk eggs, milk, melted butter, sugar, and flavour concentrates.

  4. Gently fold wet ingredients into dry until just combined.

  5. Fold in bacon (and cheddar if using).

  6. Divide batter evenly into muffin cups.

  7. Bake 18–22 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

  8. Cool completely before topping.

🧀 Maple Cream Cheese Buttercream Topping

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened

  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened

  • ¾–1 cup powdered sugar (to taste)

  • ½ tsp Maple flavour concentrate

  • ¼ tsp Vanilla flavour concentrate

  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.

  2. Add powdered sugar gradually.

  3. Mix in flavour concentrates and salt.

  4. Chill 15 minutes for a firmer spread or pipe immediately.

🍁 Optional Finishing Touch

  • Sprinkle with extra crispy bacon bits

  • Drizzle lightly with real maple syrup

  • Dust with smoked paprika for a savory bakery look

💡 Baking with Flavour Concentrates – Pro Tip

Flavour concentrates are powerful. In baked goods, ¼–½ tsp is plenty. They help:

  • Keep flavor consistent batch to batch

  • Enhance aroma without excess sugar

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