Bacon Brownies with Almonds and Peanut Butter Chips

Okay.. so I felt like experimenting! Yes, bacon. Why not? It seems like it would go great with chocolate, sweet and salty.. well, it happened. The bacon was roasted in the oven, then chopped, and folded in to the first brownie batter I made with slivered almonds and peanut butter chips, also cocoa powder was used, instead of chocolate, brownies can be made several hundred ways. The bacon flavor really isn't too detectable, it just adds saltiness, it definitely changes something. Here are the pictures:

The next batter that was made was with melted chocolate, and this was my favorite of the three. It was gooey, and just a perfect consistency. Here's the recipe (feel free to add bacon too :)):

8" square pan.
6T butter, melted together with
8oz bittersweet chocolate
mix in to the chocolate:
3/4C sugar
1/4t salt
2 large cold eggs
1/2t vanilla extract
1.75oz all purpose flour

Mix well until the batter has thickened. Pour into a well greased pan. Bake 350 for 30 minutes.

The third batter was made with cocoa powder. It has a deeper, richer flavor, over the second batter. It is also smoother and silkier. Here's the recipe:

8" square pan, well greased.

Melt 11T butter, then mix in
8.75oz sugar
3oz cocoa powder
1/4t salt
1t vanilla extract
2 large cold eggs
1.75oz all purpose flour

Bake 325 for 20 minutes.