Peanut Butter Bacon Burgers
A fun and simple weeknight burger with a surprisingly delicious flavor combo.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 lb Ground Beef
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 6 Brioche Burger Buns
- 1 lb Bacon cut into ½-inch pieces
- 1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
Instructions
- In a bowl, thoroughly combine ground beef with salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder. Use a 2 inch food scoop to form into 12 balls.
- Cut 13 squares of parchment. Add a meatball to each. Use the extra square to cover each while you press them out with the burger press. You can stack them to stave space after pressing them.
- Preheat oven to 425degF
- In a large frying pan over medium high heat, add cut bacon. Cook until all is crispy. Remove to a paper towel covered plate.
- In the same pan used to fry bacon or on a flat top griddle, over medium high heat, add 2-4 pressed patties. Let cook for about 3 minutes then flip and smash down again. Cook another 3 minutes then spread with ½ tablespoon of peanut butter. Let melt for a minute then stack two patties together and remove from pan. Repeat with remaining burgers.
- Open buns on parchment paper lined baking sheet. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Place in oven for 7-8 minutes (until golden brown.
- Build the burger - Add double stack of patties to bottom bun. Add another tablespoon of peanut butter to the top and smush on a large amount of cooked bacon bits. Top with bun and press down slightly.
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