Ok, ok, ok….hear me out if you think this is a weird idea. Also try and say Vegan Bacon Butter Brown Sugar Bites threes times fast!

These are basically crunchy candied vegan bacon crackers. They are sweet, smoky, salty and perfectly crunchy.

They are SO easy to make and really kind of addictive.

My sister in law’s sister, Heather, who is as good as family to me, posted a non vegan version of this the other day. It popped up in my Face Book feed and I literally JUMPED out of my seat and had these babies in my oven within 10 minutes.

It’s the holiday season so I am always looking for new, EASY, recipes for taking to parties, or dinners, or whatever. These are them!

The recipe you needed when you are too busy ( that would be all of us, am I right) to do much else. These vegan bacon butter bites are just the recipe we all needed! You could use whatever vegan bacon you prefer. I like Lightlife smart bacon and it worked very well for this recipe and oddly enough Ritz cracker are actually vegan.

Hooray who would have thought?!?!. So go ahead and bake yourself up a batch of these first, just so you can, you know “quality control” taste test them, then bake up a batch the next time you need a super quick and easy party snack to share.

INGREDIENTS:

1 sleeve vegan butter crackers. You can use round or rectangle crackers
1 package vegan bacon, we used Lightlife
Brown sugar, 1 teaspoon per cracker
A pinch of salt

INSTRUCTIONS:

preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the cracker on the sheep spaced out so they are not crowded.
Cut uncooked bacon slices to fit whatever size cracker you are using. I cut my bacon into thirds for the round crackers and the pieces fit nicely. Place one piece of bacon on each cracker.
Spread 1 teaspoon of brown sugar over each cracker. Sprinkle a little salt over the tops of all the crackers.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until all of the brown sugar has melted and is bubbly. Allow crackers to cool completely before serving. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

If you like this recipe, try these:

Vegan Marshmallow Cream Cheese Fruit Dip

Super easy vegan bacon butter brown sugar crakers

INGREDIENTS:

The Donuts

4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cups aquafaba
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons melted vegan butter
1/4 cup sugar
2 and 1/4 teaspoon dry active yeast
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons plant based milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
2-3 cups of oil for frying, I use grapeseed or peanut oil, but you could use whatever oil you normally fry with

The Glaze

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
a few splashes of plant based milk
Vegan coconut bacon

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:

Heat milk in microwave for 30 - 45 seconds. You want it warm, but not boiling hot.
Add the warm milk, yeast, and sugar to the bowl of your stand mixer. If you do not have a stand mixer, add the contents to a large bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes to activate the yeast.
After 5 minutes add the aquafaba, and melted butter to the mix. Next add the flour, and salt, and mix for 5 minutes on medium speed if using the stand mixer. If not using a stand mixer, then mix the ingredients together well in a bowl, then transfer to a floured counter top, and kneed the dough by hand for 5 minutes. The consistency of the dough should be soft, but not sticky.
After the dough has been kneaded, place it in a lightly greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Pop it in the oven. You are NOT turning the oven on, just leaving it there to rise. If your oven has a dough proof setting you can turn that on. Leave dough to rise for one hour, or until it has doubled in size.
Once the dough has finished rising, transfer to a lightly floured countertop. I like to divide the dough in half and work it in two batches. It makes it easier to roll out. Roll out one half of the dough to about 1/4 inch thick. Using a 3 inch circle biscuit or cookie cutter (or donut cutter if you have one) begin cutting circles. You will need to find something small to cut the center out with. We used the lid to our vanilla extract. Roll back out the scrap dough and continue cutting. Repeat with other half of dough. You should have a total of 2 dozen donuts.
Place donuts on cookies sheets, and let rest for about 15 - 20 minutes. They will become bigger as they rest.
While they are resting, heat 2 - 3 inches of oil in a deep skillet or medium sized pot.
Once oil is hot, begin adding the donuts to the oil, 2 or 3 at a time. Fry the donuts for about one minute on each side. If you don't have enough oil in the pan, and they are hitting the bottom, they will easily burn. So make sure to use enough oil!
Allow donuts to cool on a wire cooling rack, placed on top of a paper-towel-lined cookie sheet.
Once all donuts are done frying, mix all of the ingredients for the glaze. If you find the glaze too thick, you can always thin it with some more milk.
Dip one side of the donut in the glaze and place back on the wire rack to allow the excess glaze to drip off. Sprinkle with coconut bacon while glaze is still wet
It will only take a few minutes for the glaze to set, and for you to be stuffing your face with delicious glazed donut perfection!

Yields two dozen donuts

If you like this recipe, try these:

Vegan Glazed Yeast Donuts

Vegan Jelly Filled Donuts