Bacon Guacamole Yes Please Barefeet In The Kitchen

I didn’t even LIKE avocados the first time I tasted this recipe and let me tell you, it changed my avocado game.

Right after he sampled the dip, he laughed and told the kids that it was a sign I must love them very much. I have a lifelong history of gagging at even the thought of smashed up avocados. Maybe it’s a texture thing, a flavor thing or just the funky green color. (Although, really? I eat and drink green things every day. I doubt that’s it.)

There had been a sale on avocados and I bought a bunch of them for my avocado loving family. I went on a search for avocado recipes and I ran across this unique guacamole over at Fabtastic Eats. I knew that between the bacon and the roasted garlic (yum!) if there was ever a chance of my liking guacamole, this was the recipe to try. That goes down as a truly excellent decision. Yes, I made guacamole and I LOVED it. There is a long-running joke in my family that I won’t touch guacamole.

To tell the truth, I just might have had disgusting nicknames for the nasty green goop when I have been offered it in the past. It had been years since I last tasted guacamole. Maybe my taste buds have finally grown up. I was on the phone with my sister while I was making this guacamole. She burst out laughing when I told her what I was doing. She asked if I was planning to taste it and when I told her I already liked it, she couldn’t believe it. When I texted her the next day to tell her that I’d polished it off and eaten a ridiculous amount of it for lunch, she was as shocked as I was. This guacamole really is THAT good. It’s been three years since we first tried this recipe and it is still the guacamole that converts haters to fans. If you already like guacamole (unless you hate bacon – is that possible?), you are certain to love this twist on the classic. If you aren’t a fan now, this just might be the recipe to convert you too.

BEST GUACAMOLE RECIPE

The best guacamole recipe is truly whichever one YOU love best. For a lot of years, this has been my favorite guacamole. It’s the recipe that turned me from an avocado hater into a fan. (Hard to believe, isn’t it?) This Pomegranate Guacamole is a close second though. I’ve made it at least half a dozen times over the past year and I can not get enough of it. This Spicy Guacamole is a quick and easy recipe that I’ve made countless times as well over the years, as the whole family loves it and it is easily customized to be ultra spicy or much milder. Craving bacon now? I recommend making some Bacon Cream Cheese Bites with any bacon you might have “leftover.” (Is there really EVER leftover bacon in the house?) Be warned though, these are going to disappear just as fast as you can make them.