# Maple Beef Bacon Jam Smash Burgers

A recipe for making smash burgers topped with a maple beef bacon jam, offering a pork-free alternative to traditional bacon jam burgers.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 10 oz beef bacon, diced
- 1 white onion, diced
- 5 oz black coffee
- 1.5 tbsp maple syrup
- 0.25 cup brown sugar, packed
- salt
- pepper
- 0.5 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 2 tbsp bbq sauce, peppery if possible
- American cheese
- toasted bun
- grilled dill pickles

## Instructions

1. Start by mixing the burger sauce ingredients together and set that in the fridge to develop. Taste before adding the salt and pepper and adjust to your preference!
2. Dice the bacon up and get that in a heavy bottom pan over medium high heat.
3. Cook bacon for 10-15 minutes, or until mostly crispy and cooked through.
4. Remove bacon and set aside to drain.
5. Remove all but 1 tbsp of the bacon grease from the pan.
6. Add the diced white onion and let that sauté for 3-5 mins.
7. Then add the black coffee, maple syrup, and brown sugar before stirring to combine and bringing to a simmer over medium low heat.
8. Add the beef bacon back in and simmer for about 40-45 minutes or until thickened and jammy.
9. Make the smashburgers as shown (refer to previous tutorial for details).
10. Put the burger together by starting with some toasted buns covered in burger sauce.
11. Then place down some dill pickles before tossing on two of the patties.
12. Spoon a bunch of bacon jam on top.
13. The top bun gets more sauce.

## Equipment

- heavy bottom pan
- fridge
- cooktop/griddle
- knife
- cutting board

## Tips

- Use monk fruit maple syrup and brown sugar to cut down on sugar.
- Taste burger sauce before adding salt and pepper and adjust to preference.
- Add beef stock if needed throughout the bacon jam cook if it needs extra liquid.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRQOD1pgYxj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/41208415-5452-4717-bb35-c297dbb21661
- Extracted: 2026-01-09

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