azbeebee

Your initial thoughts are spot on. I use 2/3 bacon drippings and 1/3 unsalted butter by mass in place of unsalted butter in my standard caramel recipe and have gotten rave reviews. My first attempt used full strength bacon drippings instead of butter and it was too oily. Bacon inside the caramels was also no good as it ruined the texture. Your best bet would be to use drippings and butter in your standard recipe and coat with minced bacon after enrobing for presentation.