Bacon aioli sauce is the ultimate condiment for everything from dipping French fries to slathering on a sandwich. It’s the most luscious, flavorful spread you’ve ever tried!
Wondering “what does bacon aioli taste like?” It’s like the creamiest, silkiest homemade mayonnaise with hints of smoky bacon, garlic and lemon. You are going to love it!
If you’ve been disappointed when you searched for bacon aioli and discovered a bunch of recipes for bacon bits added to store-bought mayonnaise, look no further! This is THE O.G. authentic, made-from-scratch bacon fat aioli recipe that will have all your friends swooning.
If you love the flavor of bacon in sauces and condiments, be sure to check out our other recipes for Bacon Butter, Bacon Gravy and Bacon Onion Jam!
What is Aioli?
What exactly is aioli, anyway? Perhaps you’ve seen it on the menu at upscale restaurants, or you may be wondering, is aioli a type of mayonnaise?
In its original form, aioli is simply olive oil mixed with mashed fresh garlic and salt. In Mediterranean cultures, this might be done with a mortar and pestle.
However, modern aioli has become more like mayonnaise and is often made like this recipe, with eggs and an acid like lemon juice or vinegar added to the mix and blended together to create the creamy emulsion.
Why This Recipe is Worth Making
- Bacon Aioli is like the best mayonnaise you’ve ever had — creamy, tasty, and rich with flavor.
- You can use bacon aioli as an appetizer, a spread, or a condiment.
- It’s low carb and keto friendly.
- The flavor is AMAZING!
Bacon Aioli Uses
Slather it on your favorite burger.
Add it to filling for Deviled Eggs.
Use it as a fabulous dip for chips or raw veggies.
Add it to your favorite coleslaw recipe.
Spread it on a BLAT (bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato) sandwich.
Or try it with our popular Mini BLT Sliders appetizers.
Bacon Aioli was made for French fries! Dip steak fries or Tater Tots in it.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Shown from the top, these are the ingredients you’ll need to prepare this recipe:
Fresh Lemons – You’ll need one large or two smaller lemons for this recipe. Bottled lemon juice doesn’t produce the same result.
Dijon Mustard – Just a dab adds a little spice and complexity to the flavor of the aioli. You can substitute your favorite mustard such as English mustard or yellow mustard if you like.
Bacon Fat – You’ll need 1/2 cup of rendered bacon grease for this recipe. For saving, straining and storing instructions, read more about what to do with bacon grease.
Pasteurized Eggs – Because the eggs are not cooked in this recipe, it’s important to use fresh, uncracked, pasteurized eggs. According to the USDA, these eggs are safe to use uncooked in recipes; just look for the word “pasteurized” on the carton.
Salt – For the best blending, use fine salt for this recipe.
Fresh garlic – See my note in the next section so you can make the aioli as garlicky as you like.
Olive Oil – A lighter olive oil will let the bacon flavor really shine in this recipe.
The entire recipe and instructions appear in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. You can also print the recipe from the card if you like.
Strong or Mild Garlic Flavor? You Decide
If you like a strong garlic flavor, you can add one or two cloves of raw garlic to your aioli.
If you prefer a milder flavor as I do, here’s a trick for pan-roasting just a few cloves of garlic at a time.
Leave the cloves unpeeled in their skins and place in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Cover and cook (you may see some steam), turning once or twice, until fragrant and softened, about 20 minutes. Cut the root end off the cloves, and you can easily slip the garlic from the skins.
Equipment Needed
The most important piece of equipment for this recipe is the machine to blend everything together. I used a food processor, and you can also make it with a blender or immersion blender.
- Sharp knife
- Cutting board
- Optional small skillet for pan-roasting garlic
- Food processor, blender or immersion blender
- Measuring spoons
- Spouted liquid measuring cup
- Spatula
- Serving dish or sealable storage container
Step by Step Instructions
Let’s get started, shall we? If your bacon grease was refrigerated, warm it until it melts and then let it cool to room temperature. Gather your ingredients, squeeze the lemon juice, and chop the garlic.
Put the egg, egg yolk, lemon juice, garlic, Dijon mustard and salt in the bowl of your food processor or blender.
Process or blend until the mixture is smooth and the garlic is completely incorporated.
Combine the bacon grease and olive oil in a spouted liquid measuring cup.
This is how the oil-bacon fat mixture looks together – just beautiful!
Turn on the blender or food processor. Slowly drizzle in the mixture through the tube or opening at the top of the container, until all the oil mixture is incorporated and the aioli is thick and creamy.
Spoon the aioli in a dish, give it a nice swirl, and serve!
Recipe Variations
To change up the flavor of the aioli, you can add ingredients such as:
- Crumbled bacon
- Chopped pimientos
- A dash of horseradish
- Finely grated sharp cheddar cheese
- Finely chopped chives or green onions
- A swirl of pesto
How to Store Leftovers
Store leftover bacon aioli in a tightly sealed airtight container. Refrigerate it, and plan to enjoy it within 72 hours. Whisk the aioli before serving to make it soft and creamy.
FAQs
The flavor is like very rich and creamy mayonnaise with pure bacon taste from the addition of bacon grease. If you use raw garlic, it will also have a pronounced garlic flavor. If you follow our suggestion to pan roast your garlic, it will be sweeter and milder. The other flavor note is citrus from the lemon juice.
Not unless you want it to be, although raw garlic adds a strong flavor. You can make the bacon aioli spicy by using hot mustard when you make it, or adding a dash of sriracha or cayenne pepper.
An average serving of 1.5 tablespoons has just .2 grams of carbohydrates.
There are 126 calories in an average 1.5 tablespoon serving.
More Bacon Recipes
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Bacon Aioli
Equipment
- 1 Sharp knife
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 food processor or blender or immersion blender
- 1 set measuring spoons
- 1 spouted liquid measuring cup 8 ounce
- 1 silicone spatula
- 1 serving dish or sealable storage container
Ingredients
- 1 or 2 cloves garlic* See note below
- 1 large pasteurized egg
- 1 large egg yolk from a pasteurized egg
- 2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pure bacon grease melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1/2 cup light extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- For a very pronounced garlic flavor, peel and chop 1 or 2 cloves garlic and reserve. For a milder flavor, leave the garlic cloves unpeeled in their skins and place in a small skillet over medium low heat. Cover and cook, turning once or twice, until softened, about 20 minutes. Cut the root end off the clove, slip the garlic from the skins, and chop.
- Add the egg, egg yolk, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, salt and chopped garlic in the bowl of a food processor or blender container. Process for 30 seconds to blend.
- Combine the olive oil and room temperature bacon fat in a measuring cup. Turn on the food processor or blender, and very slowly pour a thin stream of the the oil mixture in, letting it slowly incorporate.
- When all the fat has been incorporated and the aioli is thick and creamy, taste for seasoning and add additional salt if needed.
- If not using right away, transfer to a sealed container and store in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Notes
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This delicious bacon aioli is better than mayo! My whole family loves it.
This looks absolutely delicious :) I can’t wait to try this on a sandwich! Thank you for the recipe!
I do want to slather this on everything. The flavor is perfect!
I think we will be hooked on this aioli forever! Loved it on burgers.
Is it wrong to slather this on a BLT? Because it made our sandwich SING! Never going back to regular mayo on a BLT or quite possibly any other sandwich!
Omg you totally took aioli to another level!! We are doing burger night tomorrow night for dinner and I can’t wait to add this to our menu!
Love the rich and creamy look of this delicious Bacon Dip. So flavorful and delicious.
You had me at bacon. Enough said!
Used it on a BLT and it’s made it a BLT OMG!
I put this bacon aioli on our burgers for dinner last night and it was amazing! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
Oh my goodness! What a great recipe. I’ll be using this bacon aioli to top all of my food from now on. So good!
Flavorful and delicious, very creative spread recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Oh My! Loving this bacon aioli. I’m putting it on this on my sandwiches or a steak. Yummy!
What a great way to use up left over bacon grease! I can’t wait to add this to my sandwiches!
Creamy and very decadent with addition of bacon. Great as a dip or slathered on sandwiches and burgers.
First time making a bacon aioli. It was fantastic!
Such a great flavour and clever idea! Everyone loved it!
Can’t wait to try this bacon aioli sauce on some grilled burgers. This is a great versatile recipe!
What an amazing flavour. I’ll be slathering this on everything!
This is unreal! Perfect for burgers and sandwiches of ANY sort!
This was so good on our sandwiches! Will be making again!
I’m loving the flavor of this aioli. It’s perfect for burgers or grilled chicken. Can’t wait to make it.
This bacon aioli was so good! So different from anything I have had before, delicious!
Homemade condiments are the best, and this aioli is one of my favorites! Thanks for sharing!
Outstanding condiment, I can’t find anything you can’t put it on except maybe my ice cream and my morning Cheerios!
The difference between mayonnaise and aioli is simple. Mayonnaise is an emulsion of egg and oil where as aioli is an emulsion of oil and egg. Seriously though there is no difference they are one and the same. The best of course is bacon aioli mayonnaise or bacon mayonnaise aioli.
Loved the flavor and taste – a new twist to my sandwiches for work this week!
Live a good aioli, we serve it with brussels sprouts and cauliflower
Well if I’m going to make homemade mayonnaise for the first time, it might as well be bacon flavored! So excited to try this.
This is surprisingly good!! Everyone at my house enjoyed it as a dipping sauce! I couldn’t wait to make it again!
Great flavor and taste. Thank you for another amazing recipe!!
This is delicious! A elevated mayo!! YUM!
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