# Jalapeño Popper Smash Burger

This recipe combines bacon jam and smash burgers to create a flavorful and unique burger experience.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 lb diced bacon
- 1 diced white onion
- 0.25 cup black coffee
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 0.25 brown sugar
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- salt
- pepper
- 4 oz beef balls
- thinly sliced jalapeños
- Texas Jalapeño Salt
- havarti cheese
- pretzel buns
- whipped cream cheese
- bacon jam

## Instructions

1. Cook diced bacon over medium-high heat for 10-15 minutes until crispy, stirring constantly to ensure even cooking and fat rendering.
2. Remove cooked bacon from the pan, drain, and set aside.
3. Remove most of the bacon grease from the pan, leaving some drippings.
4. Add diced white onion to the pan and sauté for about 3 minutes.
5. Add black coffee (espresso), apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and fresh raspberries to the pan with the onions.
6. Stir to combine the ingredients until the berries start to break down.
7. Add salt and pepper to taste.
8. Return the cooked bacon to the pan with the sauce.
9. Stir everything together and drop the heat to medium-low, letting it simmer for 45-50 minutes until the bacon jam has thickened.
10. Heat a skillet or griddle over medium-high heat.
11. Place 4 oz beef balls onto the hot griddle.
12. Place thinly sliced jalapeños on top of the beef balls.
13. Smash the beef balls down into patties with the jalapeños.
14. Season the patties with Texas Jalapeño Salt.
15. Carefully flip the burgers after about 90 seconds, scraping up the edges to keep the crust intact.
16. Top the flipped patties with Havarti cheese.
17. Let the cheese melt for about 30 seconds.
18. Remove the burgers from the griddle.
19. Take a pretzel bun and spread a generous amount of whipped cream cheese on the bottom half.
20. Place two of the jalapeño patties on top of the cream cheese on the bottom bun.
21. Spread a good amount of bacon jam onto the top half of the pretzel bun.
22. Place the top bun onto the burger.

## Equipment

- heavy bottom skillet
- griddle
- spatula
- knife

## Tips

- When cooking bacon, make sure to keep stirring everything so it cooks evenly and the fat renders fully.
- When flipping the burgers, carefully scrape up the edges to keep the beautiful crust intact.
- Use 75/25 ground beef for smash burgers to keep them juicy and get a good sear.
- If a few jalapeños fall off after smashing, place them back on top right after.
- You can use any kind of black coffee, but espresso is recommended.
- Don't worry if a few fall off, we're going to place them on top right after.
- Even though I normally use American cheese, today I'm going to use Havarti.
- When assembling the burger, use a generous amount of whipped cream cheese on the bottom bun.
- Spread a good amount of bacon jam onto the top bun before placing it on the burger.
- This is my favorite burger hands down. Definitely give it a try!

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIKI7byvwpE/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b86fb10d-b53d-4578-95a1-4aa676d7990e
- Extracted: 2025-06-24

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