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Best Deviled Eggs with Bacon

This is the best deviled eggs with bacon recipe you’ve been waiting for! Perfectly hard cooked eggs are halved and stuffed with a creamy filling and topped with crispy, crunchy bacon.

This is the recipe I always make for family gatherings, picnics and holidays. My filling recipe has a secret ingredient that makes them extra flavorful, and I’ll also share why I cut our eggs across the middle instead of lengthwise.

Four deviled eggs with bacon on a wooden background.

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These light, creamy stuffed eggs are guaranteed to be one of the first things to go at a BBQ or potluck. The combination of flavorful eggs and savory bacon is a classic! You might also enjoy Smoked Baked Beans with Bacon and Warm Potato Salad with Bacon.

Contents

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  1. Why These Bacon Deviled Eggs are Worth Making
  2. Ingredients You’ll Need
  3. Equipment Needed
  4. How to Cook Hard Boiled Eggs (Plus Easy Peel Tips)
  5. Cooking Steps
  6. Step by Step Directions with Photos
  7. Can you Make Deviled Eggs Ahead of Time?
  8. Tips for Transporting Deviled Eggs
  9. Did You Ever Wonder How Deviled Eggs Get Their Name?
  10. More Bacon Appetizer Recipes
  11. Deviled Eggs with Bacon Recipe
  12. Pin for Later

Why These Bacon Deviled Eggs are Worth Making

  • The recipe is super easy.
  • You can prepare them ahead of time. See directions below.
  • Deviled eggs pair well with grilled meats, making them a tasty BBQ side dish.
  • They’re great for a potluck, picnic or tailgate party.
  • You can serve them as a tasty appetizer.
  • Classic deviled eggs plus crunchy bacon equals an unbeatable combination!

Ingredients You’ll Need

  • 4 slices bacon, cooked and drained – Regular or thick-sliced bacon is fine for this recipe.
  • 8 hard-cooked large eggs, peeled – See cooking and peeling tips below
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise – Use real mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard – This is the mustard that comes in a yellow squeeze bottle that some put on a hot dog. Just a dash adds delicious color and flavor!
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder – This is the secret ingredient that adds just a touch of spicy flavor!
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Equipment Needed

You don’t need any fancy cooking equipment to prepare these tasty eggs. Here’s all you need:

Large pot and steamer basket to cook the eggs

Timer

Sharp knife

Small spoon for the filling

How to Cook Hard Boiled Eggs (Plus Easy Peel Tips)

Have you ever had a bad batch of hard-boiled eggs that just wouldn’t peel properly? Thankfully, there’s a simple secret to making perfect hard cooked eggs.

Use the steam cooking method, and we promise you’ll never have overcooked, undercooked, rubbery eggs or those dreadful greenish rings on the yolks.  

You don’t need to use old eggs, a tip we never liked because the cooked eggs were often mis-shapen. Forget pricking the ends or adding vinegar to the water. Our method is so easy! Simply cook your eggs in hot steam for a perfect result.

four eggs in a stainless steel steamer basket.

Begin with nice, fresh eggs which will give you the perfectly shaped whites that make deviled eggs looks so appealing. You’ll need a large saucepan that can accommodate a steamer basket or insert.

  1. Arrange your large eggs in a steamer basket.
  2. Add one inch of water to the pot and bring to a full rolling boil over high heat.
  3. Place the egg-filled steamer basket over the boiling water (use an oven mitt if necessary to protect your hand) and cover.
  4. Reduce the heat to medium-high so the water is still simmering but not making the pot lid sputter.
  5. Set your timer, and steam the eggs for exactly 13 minutes. While eggs are cooking, fill a medium metal kitchen bowl halfway with water and ice.
  6. When the timer goes off, transfer the eggs to the ice water using tongs.
  7. Let the eggs sit in the water for at least 10 minutes.
  8. Tap the eggs all over with a soup spoon to crack the shells, and roll them gently on your counter.
  9. Run a gentle stream of lukewarm water from your kitchen faucet, and peel the eggs under the running water. This will help loosen the membrane between the egg and shell and make peeling easier.
  10. When you cut the eggs in half, you should have perfectly-cooked yellow yolks. (Note: Depending on your altitude, you may need to adjust the cooking time up or down a minute.

You can also make hard boiled eggs in an Instant Pot

Cooking Steps

Making these bacon-topped deviled eggs is so easy, and you can do the steps in stages if you like. 

  1. Cook the bacon until crispy. Drain and crumble, reserving some larger pieces for garnish.
  2. Cook eggs in a steamer basket over boiling water for easy peeling. Submerge in ice water to cool.
  3. Crack and peel the hard-boiled eggs under running water.
  4. Cut the eggs in half. We like to cut ours widthwise across the middle and trim the ends.
  5. Pop the egg yolks in a bowl and mash with a fork.
  6. Add mayonnaise and seasonings
  7. Scoop the filling into the egg white halves. Garnish generously with bacon.
  8. Serve and humbly accept all the compliments.

Step by Step Directions with Photos

You’ll need 8 hard-cooked eggs for 16 deviled eggs, but you can easily increase the quantities to feed as many people as you like.

We like to cut our eggs in half crosswise for deviled eggs. The egg is a little easier to pick up and eat, and the flat bottoms mean that they don’t slide around on the tray. Here’s how we do it: 

Cut the rounded little ends off the egg like this. (Don’t discard the little ends. You’ll see why in a minute.) 

One hard boiled egg on a bamboo cutting board with two small pieces trimmed from the ends.
Trim the rounded ends of the hard boiled egg.

Next, cut the egg in half crosswise where the egg is widest. This will ensure that the little scoop created when you remove the egg yolk is roughly the same for all the eggs. If the egg halves aren’t exactly even, that’s okay! 

A hard boiled egg being cut in half across the middle with a knife, on a bamboo cutting board.
Cut hard cooked eggs across the middle.

The eggs will look like this when you’re done: 

Eight halves of hard boiled eggs resting on a bamboo cutting board.
Hard cooked eggs, cut in half widthwise.

Pop out the yolks in a bowl to make the filling. Sometimes when you do this, you’ll discover a little hole in the bottom of the egg. No problem! You can just pop one of the egg end pieces over the little hole and no one will even notice once it’s filled.

An egg white shell with a hole in the end, and small round trimming from the end of an egg white used to fill the hole.
You can use an egg white trimming to fill a little hole in the egg white shell

Mash the egg yolks with the mayonnaise and seasonings. Our recipe calls for just a dash of curry powder, which gives the eggs a complex flavor you’ll love! 

Spoon the yolk mixture filling into the egg halves. 

Close up of spooning deviled egg filling into an egg white shell, with five filled deviled eggs in the background on a bamboo cutting board.
Spoon the deviled egg filling into the egg white shells

Garnish generously with crumbled bacon. We crumbled some of the bacon in small pieces and left some of it in larger pieces.

four deviled eggs garnished with bacon against a wooden background.
Garnish the stuffed eggs generously with bacon bits and crumbles.

Can You Make Deviled Eggs Ahead of Time?

Yes! You can make and store the hard boiled eggs up to 7 days in advance.

You can prepare the eggs and filling up to 2 days in advance. Halve the eggs, arrange on a platter and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Prepare the egg yolk filling, cover tightly and refrigerate.

When you’re ready to serve the eggs, cook and crumble the bacon and cool. Scoop the filling into the eggs, and garnish with the bacon. You can cover and refrigerate them until serving.

Tip for Transporting Stuffed Eggs

If you’re taking them to a nearby picnic or party, you can arrange them on the serving platter and tuck some pieces of crumpled plastic wrap around the deviled eggs to keep them from sliding around before covering.

If you’re driving across town in traffic, you can put each deviled egg in the cup of a mini muffin tin to keep them from falling apart. Cover the pan with foil or plastic wrap and arrange the eggs on the platter when you arrive.

Put the crumbled bacon in a baggie or container and take it with you. Garnish the eggs on the spot and the bacon will be nice and crispy.

Did you ever wonder how Deviled Eggs get their name?

“Deviled” is a reference to the spicy seasonings added to foods; in the case of stuffed eggs, the spices would include ingredients like mustard and pepper.

While those tame ingredients don’t exactly tip the Scoville Scale or conjure hellish heat, deviled is an old-fashioned culinary term that’s been used since the late 1700s. It would be several centuries before the proliferation of spicy hot sauces we enjoy today, from companies with names like the PuckerButt Pepper Company

Here’s a bit of deviled egg trivia for you: Did you know that Katy Perry’s mom calls them “angeled eggs”? You really do learn something every day!   If this is your winning answer on Jeopardy! we know you’ll remember your friends at BENSA.

More Bacon Appetizer Recipes

Bacon makes everything better, especially hors d’oeuvres. Here are some of our other favorite small bites with bacon:

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four deviled eggs with bacon on a wooden background

Best Deviled Eggs with Bacon

Eliza Cross
These crowd-pleasing deviled eggs have a creamy filling with just a hint of mustard and curry. Homemade bacon bits on top provide the perfect crispy crunch!
4.93 from 70 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Bacon Side Dishes
Cuisine American
Servings 16 pieces
Calories 81 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 slices bacon cooked and drained
  • 8 hard-cooked eggs peeled
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Crumble 2 of the bacon slices finely. Break the remaining 2 bacon slices in 8 larger pieces each, for a total of 16 garnish pieces. Reserve.
  • Cut a 1/4-inch thick slice from the end of each hard-cooked egg and reserve the pieces.
  • Cut each egg in half crosswise. If any of the egg halves have holes, place an egg end piece inside to fill the hole.
  • Gently scoop out yolks and place in a bowl.
  • Mash yolks with a fork, then stir in mayonnaise, mustard, and curry powder until well blended. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Spoon or pipe about 1 tablespoon yolk mixture into the hollow of each egg-white half.
  • Garnish each egg with one larger bacon piece. Sprinkle the tops with the crumbled bacon and serve immediately.
  • To make ahead, cover and chill up to 8 hours. Garnish with crumbled bacon just before serving. Makes 16 eggs.

Notes

Store any leftover deviled eggs (doubtful this will happen) covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 81kcalProtein: 4gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 135mg
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Enjoy! 

This recipe was originally published on March 29, 2018. It was completely updated with new photography and directions on April 17, 2021. The recipe is adapted from the original which appeared in the cookbook 101 Things To Do With Bacon by BENSA founder Eliza Cross.

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About Eliza & BENSA

BENSA was founded by bacon expert Eliza Cross, author of more than a dozen cookbooks. She has written three bacon cookbooks including the award-winning Bacon Beans and Beer, the bestselling 101 Things to Do With Bacon, and the popular sequel 101 More Things to Do With Bacon. Learn more about BENSA...

48 thoughts on “Best Deviled Eggs with Bacon”

  1. WOW! First, your blog is so unique, and I love it. Second, thanks for this deviled eggs recipe that delighted my family. It is one of the best I have made and tasted.

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    • Irina, your comment and wonderful compliments made me so happy! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about the recipe. I’m in Hog Heaven! xo

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  2. Never thought of cutting the egg in half like that. Will definitely do it that way next time. I have started using a plastic bag to pipe the yolk mixture in the halves. It is so much neater, and wastes less. When I have to do take out with them, I have a dollar store dish with a cover to transport them.

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  3. 5 stars
    These really were some of the Best Deviled Eggs with Bacon I have had! Delicious and yummy!! Looking forward to seeing your new recipes soon!

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  4. I love the idea of slicing the eggs the opposite way that I’ve always made deviled eggs. Thanks for the tip on repurposing the egg white ends- brilliant!

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  5. 5 stars
    My family had these gone in about 2 minutes. Easy and delicious. I love how you cut the eggs crosswise. It drives me nuts when they roll all around the plate. Thanks

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  6. 5 stars
    I have made these several times now and nothing has ever compared to the best taste of these deviled eggs until bacon was added!

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  7. 5 stars
    Made these for Easter and I am sorry I am just getting around to posting a comment. Probably because they were gone so fast, I almost forgot I made them! Love all of your details, plus I love that they didn’t look like a traditional deviled (or angeled) egg! Thanks for another great bacon recipe!

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  8. 5 stars
    I love traditional deviled eggs, but they’re so much better with bacon! I couldn’t stop snacking on them, and the curry powder adds such a nice flavor.

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  9. 5 stars
    I seriously can’t wait to make these. I’ve never steamed my eggs, so this will be a fun new thing to try, and I absolutely adore deviled eggs of all kinds. With the bacon, this would be perfect for a brunch dish!!

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  10. 5 stars
    Love the idea of adding bacon to deviled eggs, such a delicious combination of flavors. I’ll be making a batch of these to bring along to my next BBQ.

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  11. 5 stars
    I LOVE the curry powder in these – it pairs so well with the smoky bacon and really takes them over the top! Love the tip about trimming the ends so the eggs sit flat too – so helpful for barbecues and potlucks when they need to travel.

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  12. 5 stars
    Love that you are combining two of my favorites together, eggs and bacon! These deviled eggs will be great for the holidays.

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  13. 5 stars
    Such a perfect spin on deviled eggs! Made them for a cookout last weekend and they were gone within 20 minutes. I’ve been asked to make them again ;)

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  14. 5 stars
    A deviled egg with bacon is a brilliant idea. These were amazing. Next time I need to double the recipe. My family loved them.

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