The “King” would approve of these Elvis Puddin’ Cookies! A peanut butter, banana pudding cookie filled with bits of bacon and chocolate! #baconmonth #putsomepiginit
Elvis Puddin’ Cookies
With all of these “Elvis” themed recipes on my blog, I’m starting to think I might need help! Maybe it’s just the shock factor for me? People always seem to flock to bacon dishes and they tend to be surprised when you tell them there’s bacon in any kind of dessert! At least in the dessert world, bananas and peanut butter sound like they belong with bacon, don’t they? Making a dish or dessert with that combo seems natural and calling it “Elvis” comes with the territory – his sandwich preferences are quite well known after all.
Since bacon month is winding down, I have to tell y’all, I have had a ton of ideas to share over the past few weeks. My original recipe today was supposed to be a salad (I will probably be sharing that in the future some time!) How this ended up being cookies, I’ll never know – other than it was a lightbulb moment! Or maybe my thought process is really that random?
This is a cookie the King of Rock n’ Roll would have loved!
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Elvis Puddin’ Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter, softened 1 1/2 sticks
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 box instant banana cream pudding 3.4 oz.
- 10 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar with an electric mixer until well combined. Add the eggs and vanilla; mix well.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt and dry pudding. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, mixing well. Stir in the bacon and chocolate chips. Cover the bowl with saran wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat. Scoop or roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store in a covered container.
Notes
- Any flavor of pudding works here, so keep this in mind and get creative!
Nutrition
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Originally published on August 31, 2014. Updated on May 1, 2021.
Wait, you mean you're not sitting around listening to Elvis records all day? LOL I love your thought process, mine is similar…but I refer to changes as "blonde moments" HA These look delicious Jamie, and I'll take my bacon any way I can get it!!
You know me and my Elvis crush! I love these cookies Jamie, you did good!!! Pinned!
Hugs,
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
OMG, these cookies look SO amazing. Although I don't eat bacon, I love the combination of peanut butter banana and chocolate!
These sound awesome, Jamie!! I love the delicious flavor combination…..(can't wait to check out your salad, too!) Although I may have to substitute turkey bacon……I know – not the same!
Love…love…love the addition of bacon! 🙂
Peanut butter, banana and chocolate are always a winning combo! I'm curious about the addition of bacon, but you haven't steered me wrong yet! And I love bacon…really really love!
My husband has decided that these cookies look "really, really good." Which is a lot coming from him, trust me. I have yet to try bacon in a dessert but he's going to bug me until I make these lol!
Thank you for linking up this week!
Wow they look amazing! I will try.
Is there anything that you can substitute for the peanut butter. Nut allergies! Thank you!
I’ve never tried it any other way. If you try it with a different way, I would love to hear back in case anyone else ahs the same question.
I haven’t tried it before, but maybe try SunButter or Wowbutter as a substitute? My granddaughter cannot take any nuts of any kind to school, so her sandwichss are made with either of the two above!! If you can have the Sunbutter- that seems to taste a bit better according to my granddaughter!
Try Sunbutter!
Biscoff coookie butter would probably work great!
Made substitutions of Truvia sugar and Truvia brown sugar and almond flour for my diabetic husband. The batter tasted great so once baked I know will be delicious!