Bacon Roses

5 from 1 vote

Learn how to make Bacon Roses, the perfect edible bouquet! This easy recipe transforms crispy, savory bacon into a stunning and delicious treat for any occasion.

Cook Time30

Total Time30

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: roses

Calories: 92kcal

Author: Lisa Killian

Equipment

toothpicks
12 Fake Roses
Optional Items: Small Vase, Chocolates, Cellophane

Ingredients

12 slices Bacon thick sliced

Instructions

Lay bacon flat on a parchment-lined rimmed bacon sheet. Depending on how much bacon you are baking, you might need two baking sheets.
12 slices Bacon
Place bacon in a cold oven. * Then turn oven to 400°F. Bake for 15 minutes. Since the oven will be cold it will "preheat" until it reaches temperature while the bacon is in the oven which usually takes ~10 minutes, then continue baking for 5 minutes (for a total of 15 minutes).
After 15 minutes check the bacon and rotate the pans if necessary. Bake for another 5 minutes until the bacon is cooked but still soft. Remove from oven and let sit until cool enough to handle, ~10 minutes.
Tightly roll each strip of bacon into a rosette starting with the wide end of the bacon and rolling toward the narrow end. Secure the rolled bacon with a toothpick or two and stand on end on the baking sheet.
Lower oven temperature to 375°F and back roses for ~10 minutes or until bacon roses are a darker reddish color. Once it gets to the color you desire, remove it from the oven and allow it to cool.
While the bacon is cooling, remove the rose tops from the fake roses and wash the remaining stems and calyx (the green cup at the base of the flower) with warm, soapy water. Dry thoroughly. *
Once the bacon roses are cool enough to handle remove the toothpicks and firmly place each rose on a stem, sliding it down into the green calyx. Wrap the bouquet in cellophane and give it to your Valentine! *

Notes

Tips and Tricks

Cold Oven: Starting the bacon in a cold oven allows it to come to temperature slowly and renders the fat deliciously. If you forget to preheat the oven before putting the bacon in, it will still be okay. Just bake the bacon for 20 minutes, checking at the 15-minute mark.
Fake Roses: Removing the roses off of the plastic stems is easy. The calyx came off with the rose on mine and then I was able to separate that from the petals and slide it back on the stem. The calyx was a bit loose but when I placed the bacon on the stems and nestled it into the calyx it held in place. Alternatively, you can affix the calyx with a hot glue gun to hold it in place.
Assembling: I found it easiest to put chocolates in the bottom of a vase, wrap the stems in pretty cellophane, and stick that into the vase. Then, I added a bacon rose to each stem. This allowed the flower stems to stand up securely while I added the roses.

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