Maple Bacon Beer Burgers

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef

2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup beer (any brand will do)

1 1/2 tsp. black pepper

6 slices thick-cut bacon

2 tbsp. maple syrup (you wanna use the real stuff but the pancake syrup will do just as well)

3 slices American cheese (or whatever cheese you prefer)

3 Hamburger buns

Directions

1) Combine the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, beer and pepper. Form into 3 Hamburger patties.

2) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place a baking rack on a foil lined pan. Place bacon on the rack and bake for 15-20 minutes. Carefully remove pan from oven. Brush bacon with the maple syrup. Bake for an additional 5-7 minutes, until bacon is crispy. Set aside.

3) Grill burgers approximately 5 minutes on one side, flip and cook an additional 3 minutes. Top each burger with cheese and melt.

4) Place burgers on bun and top each burger with 2 slices of bacon. Top with any additional burger toppings of your choice.

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 43 minutes

Serves: 3

With this recipe you really can use either syrup. The pure maple syrup can be a lot more expensive and I'm sure just like our family ,you try to save and buy stuff on sale or what you can afford. I used the pancake syrup this time and it still came out so good. Definitely was a big hit in our home.