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Savory Chestnut Bacon Spread

Creamy savory chestnut bacon spread with crispy bacon and roasted chestnuts, perfect for holiday appetizers or low-effort entertaining.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American, Holiday
Servings 6 people
Calories 516 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 oven
  • 1 baking tray
  • 1 Mixing Bowl
  • 1 fork
  • 1 Spoon
  • 1 food processor

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g macadamia nuts roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil t
  • 225 g cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 80 g bacon cooked and crumbled
  • ½ tsp garlic salt
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • 2 spring onions finally chopped

Instructions
 

  • Cook the bacon in a pan over medium heat until crispy. Remove, let cool, then crumble into small pieces.
    Cooking bacon in a pan until crispy, then draining and crumbling into small pieces for low-carb bacon macadamia spread
  • Roughly chop the macadamia nuts or pulse briefly in a food processor until slightly chunky. Do not process into a paste.
    inely chopping macadamia nuts on a cutting board for low-carb bacon macadamia spread
  • Finely chop spring onions.
    Finely chopping two spring onions on a cutting board for low-carb bacon macadamia spread
  • In a mixing bowl, add the softened cream cheese and stir until smooth.
  • Add sesame oil, garlic salt, onion powder, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well.
    Adding sesame oil and seasonings to smoothly stirred cream cheese for low-carb bacon macadamia spread
  • Add chopped macadamia nuts and combine.
    Stirring mayonnaise into cream cheese mixture until smooth for low-carb bacon macadamia spread
  • Stir in mayonnaise until smooth and creamy.
  • Fold in the crumbled bacon and chopped spring onions.
  • Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
  • Serve immediately or chill slightly for a firmer texture. Serve with cucumber slices or low-carb crackers.

Nutrition

Calories: 516kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 6gFat: 53gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 520mgPotassium: 184mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 561IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bacon cream cheese spread, chestnut bacon dip, easy holiday dip, holiday appetizer spread, savory chestnut bacon spread, Thanksgiving appetizer spread, Thanksgving savory chestnut bacon spread
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