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Home » Breakfast » Maple Bacon Streusel Muffins

Maple Bacon Streusel Muffins

Created: August 30, 2015 Updated: February 24, 2021 by lyuba 13 Comments

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Amazing, soft breakfast muffins! These muffins are packed with sweet and salty flavors from maple syrup and crispy bacon. They are also topped with maple bacon streusel and crushed pecans.

 Maple Bacon Streusel Muffins with bacon slices on a baking sheet

If you told me just a few years ago that I would be craving maple bacon flavor combination, I would not believe you.

First time I encountered this flavor combination was when I worked at the Cracker Barrel and one of my customers poured maple syrup over her bacon. She noticed me stare at her plate in confusion and chuckled. “I guess you’ve never tried that before, have you?” she asked. I did not…and neither did it sound good at the time. I must have been 18 years old and not even close to be as adventurous as I came to be with food.

A few years passed (and I thought about it often) until I finally decided to bite the bullet and try maple syrup on my bacon. It was awesome! It actually became one of my favorite sweet and salty flavor combinations. Now, a few more years passed until I was brave enough to try bacon on desserts but maple syrup and bacon are almost inseparable at breakfast. That’s why I incorporated it in our morning muffins. These muffins have been very popular with family and friends and I urge you to try it for yourself.

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muffin pan with baked off maple bacon streusel muffins

Maple Bacon Streusel Muffins

These muffins are packed with sweet and salty flavors from maple syrup and crispy bacon. They are also topped with maple bacon streusel and crushed pecans.
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Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon, maple, muffins, Streusel
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 12
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp sour cream
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup bacon grease collect from cooking bacon in the oven
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 6 crispy bacon strips crumbled
  • Streusel:
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/3 cup of flour + 1 Tbsp
  • 1 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 Tbsp melted unsalted butter
  • 2 crispy bacon strips crumbled
  • 3 Tbsp crushed pecans

Instructions

  • You can cook bacon right before making muffins or ahead of time and just save some bacon grease. To make bacon in the oven: preheat the oven to 400. Cover a large cookie baking sheet with aluminum foil and layer bacon strips side by side, in one layer. Bake for 15 to 25 minutes. Remember, bake time will depend on thickness of bacon strips. Take out of the oven and drain bacon grease into a separate bowl. Set bacon strips aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 12-cup muffin pan with some baking spray.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk egg, sugar, maple syrup, bacon grease, vanilla extract, sour cream and buttermilk until all smooth.
  • Add flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Whisk together until smooth.
  • Add crumbled bacon and mix until evenly incorporated. Set batter aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, white sugar and flour. Mix well until all dry ingredients are incorporated evenly.
  • Pour in melted butter and maple syrup, carefully fold/cut it in with a large fork. You will want to be careful so you don’t over-mix. Streusel should look like large crumbs and not paste.
  • Fold in crumbled bacon and pecans.
  • Fill muffin pan cups ¾ full with muffin batter.
  • Sprinkle about two tablespoons of streusel on top of each muffin and place in the oven.
  • Bake for 25-28 minutes (Do a toothpick test to check if they are done.).

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Comments

  1. Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says

    August 31, 2015 at 8:33 am

    I LOVE savory muffins! I never would have thought to combine maple and bacon in muffins but I know hat I would love these. Can’t wait to make them this fall!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      September 3, 2015 at 10:03 pm

      Oh no, this is actually a sweet muffins 🙂 That’s the beauty of them!
      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Joan Hayes says

    September 1, 2015 at 2:52 pm

    Sweet and salty perfection right here, my kinda breakfast! *Swoon*

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      September 3, 2015 at 10:03 pm

      Oh yea! Thank you, Joan 🙂

      Reply
  3. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    September 3, 2015 at 8:32 pm

    If I wasn’t a food blogger I would never have tried maple and bacon together. OMG I’m so glad I did! And I bet these muffins are the BEST – that streusel. Girl, I need it!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      September 3, 2015 at 10:04 pm

      Awe, thank you!! Blogging is definitely helping me discover some new awesome flavors 🙂

      Reply
  4. Daphne says

    October 11, 2018 at 9:15 am

    5 stars
    These are definitely on my list to make again, everyone loved them. We did not eat them all the day I made them.Do they need refrigeration?

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 11, 2018 at 4:02 pm

      Hi Daphne!
      If you’re planning on eating them within a couple of days, you don’t need to refrigerate them. I just like to heat them up in a microwave for a few seconds the next day, that way it’s nice and warm, and soft again.

      You can also freeze them if you’re not planning on eating them anytime soon. Here is a good way to freeze muffins: http://www.momables.com/how-to-freeze-muffins/

      Reply
  5. Toni says

    May 3, 2019 at 10:11 am

    5 stars
    My 15 year old son made these for Mom’s with muffins. According to his classmates he won the best muffin contest.
    Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe!!!!
    I unfortunately didn’t get to try one, they went from the oven to the basket, to school.
    But they smelled amazing and the um batter was good.

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      May 6, 2019 at 2:24 pm

      Toni, I am so glad they loved them! Thank you for letting me know!

      Reply
  6. Leona says

    February 11, 2020 at 10:13 pm

    4 stars
    I made a test batch of these before I made dozens for an event. Glad I did, my family tried them and everyone agreed that the batter needed more maple flavor. So I added a about a teaspoon of maple extract and they turned out perfect!

    Reply
  7. Jane says

    August 25, 2020 at 6:45 pm

    5 stars
    Holy yum!! I wanted something a bit different for a breakfast treat on our girls get away camping trip and when I saw maple and bacon I KNEW I had to try them. I made a double batch so I wouldn’t have leftover bacon laying around and I’m soo glad I did! I tested one still warm from the oven and nearly inhaled it lol. I’m sure there won’t be any left after our trip – so the extra ones I baked are going into the freezer 🙂

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      August 26, 2020 at 10:41 am

      Hi Jane,

      I am so glad you all liked them! Thank you for taking the time to stop by and let me know!

      Reply

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