I‘ve never, ever been drawn in by stuff like this. I don’t craft, I don’t make cute fondant cupcakes that look like Muppets, and I don’t get involved in all of that “bento” business, where what I imagine to be high-anxiety, Type-A people spend hours meticulously decorating a cucumber roll-up to look like surprised kitten, only for their children to trade their painstakingly-crafted Japanese-inspired lunch for a pizza flavored Lunchable.
I was unexpectedly, immediately charmed, however, by these little beauties (which totally weren’t at all my idea). Maybe it’s because I’m a new dad, and I’m doing some kind of nesting thing. Maybe it’s the first step toward irreversible lameness. I’m not sure. But these candies have the touch of homemade, and combine sweet, salty, and crunchy in a way I love. Plus, they look like bacon and eggs. Innat cunnin’?
“Bacon and Egg” Candies
Makes about 24 candies
Ingredients:
- 4 ounce bar of good white chocolate
- 24 yellow M&Ms candies
- 24 pretzel sticks, each broken in half.
Method:
1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, boil 1-2 cups of water. When water boils, place heat-safe bowl on top of saucepan, to serve as a double boiler. Break white chocolate up into small pieces and add to bowl, stirring constantly until chocolate melts.
2. On a parchment or wax paper-lined surface, dollop white chocolate into pools about the size of a quarter. Place a single M&M on each chocolate pool, with the print facing down. Add two pieces of pretzel stick. Let cool completely at room temperature, and serve.
About the Author: Malcolm Bedell
My first memories of cooking start in Maine at six years old, when I wore a yellow rainslicker to avoid getting spattered by the bacon I was frying in a skillet. My interest in both Mexican cooking and recreating classic New England dishes from scratch developed while living in Mexico, on a steady diet of pork and habanero peppers. You can see more of my writing and photography online on Serious Eats, the Huffington Post, BlogHer, and Foodista, as well as in print for Downeast, Indulge, and Cigar Snob magazines.
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We're Jillian and Malcolm. We cook comfort food from around the world, designed to make you feel right at home, wherever you are. Join us as we explore Maine's vibrant food culture and cook New England's classic dishes, as well as our favorite recipes From Away. 
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Oh, Malcolm, this reeks of parenthood! You will have so much fun.
So far, so good!
This is a super cute idea! Not sure if I would take the time to make them myself, but I still love the idea. Cheers!
Once you have the chocolate melted, they go pretty quickly. The labor keeps you from eating them too quickly, as well.
Yep, you are a new dad. This could be used as a pregnancy test for men.
Also how did you get white chocolate so white? The only ones I’ve ever found always look sort of buttery. Have I been buying artificially colored white chocolate all my life?
That’s just how the chocolate came. Since it is such a significant part of the flavor of these, I pulled out the checkbook and went with Ghirardelli baking chocolate. It was money well spent.
Mickey Mouse pancakes, coming up. You are the most adorable new dad in the universe.
Sunny side up eggs with a bacon smiley face!
Her snack days at school are going to be fuuuuun!
Very cute idea; would look great on a Muppet cake or in a bento box 
This is absolutely adorable! I would have loved making (and eating) these as a kid. Well, how about now as a kid-at-heart? haha
Hello!
I just found your blog! You have some awesome recipes on here. I definitely have to make these!
Thanks, Red! Come back and check us out again…we update every single weekday.
Greetings, this post is so interesting. Would it be OK if I featured it (with links and credits, of course) on my blog, under the “interesting” section? Thanks!
my mom used to make a version of this too… except hers was the mini pretzels with white frosting and mini M&Ms.
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