Jun 11 2010
Peanut Butter Bacon Blondies.
I did it.
I baked for the first time with my beloved bacon.
How many of you are completely grossed out right now?
Because I plan on continuing.
Sure, in theory bacon in baked goods sounds incredible.
Up until now, I just couldn’t go through with it. I was afraid it would taste terrible, and then all my bacon fantasies would be ruined.
What if it was like Lindsay Lohan and Grey Goose? Perfectly fine when apart, but add the two together and you just get a hot mess.
Or like my sausage thighs encased in straight-legged jeans? Again – manageable alone, disaster when combined.
If bacon and baked goods didn’t work out, I didn’t know if I could bear it.
Luckily, within minutes of tasting the batter I knew I had made the right choice.
I couldn’t just stop at sweet, chewy blondies swirled with bacon.
I topped them with an inch of fluffy peanut butter frosting, sprinkling on more crispy bacon.
I honestly thought I was going to die and go to heaven.
This is heaven.
Given my obsession with ‘sweet and salty’ lately, these fit the bill perfectly.
And they made Mr. How Sweet want to vomit. There is nothing more disgusting to him that bacon mixed in cookies or cake.
Which meant that I had an entire 9 x 13 pan to eat by my lonesome. Don’t ask me what came over me. When I bake for just the two of us, I tend to 1/2 or even 1/4 a recipe so we don’t have mountains of baked goods to eat. But for some reason, I decided to double the recipe in this case.
I couldn’t help myself. I wanted thick blondies.
Peanut Butter Bacon Blondies
blondies from Simply Recipes
1 cup of butter, melted
2 cups of brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
Pinch of salt
2 cups of all-purpose flour
6 sliced of bacon, fried and crumbled
Preheat oven to 350.
In a large bowl, whisk together sugar and melted butter until smooth. Add in eggs and vanilla.
Combine dry ingredients together, and whisk into the batter. Fold in bacon.
Spread evenly in an 9 x 13 pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until done.
Peanut Butter Frosting
1 stick butter, softened
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2-3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-3 tablespoons milk
6 slices bacon, fried and crumbled
Cream butter and peanut butter. Add sugar gradually. Add vanilla. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. More liquid may be needed depending on how thick or creamy you want the frosting.
Frost blondies, then top with crumbled bacon.
I have a feeling this is not a good thing. I’ve broken the seal. I’ve opened the dam.
There is no going back.
Bacon for everyone!
Oh no you didn’t! You are sooooo bad! This actually looks really good to me!
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Oh no!!! I so knew this was coming! This doesn’t look appetising to me but I can imagine how the sweet and salty tastes go so well together. This has opened up a whole can of worms – what other baked goods can you include bacon in…I wait to find out!
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This is surely unusual, but my boyfriend would love it!
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I didn’t know what to expect when I clicked over from twitter and wow I can’t believe you finally did it!! Congrats on finding a great combo from salty and sweet. Only you would find this!
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Mr How Sweet’s love for you may have a rival now. Me. Gosh. Boy, peanut butter and bacon… you’ll be turning down marriage proposals, left and right, you gorgeous genius.
<3<3
Wei-Wei
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haha, he didn’t like them?! More for you!!
I think these sound wonderful. Like you, I’m really into that sweet and salty combination. Nothing beats it! Great experiment, and I’m glad it worked out…..for you at least!
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Jessica Reply:
June 11th, 2010 at 4:39 am
Oh he wouldn’t even touch them! Just the thought of bacon in something sweet makes him sick.
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Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday Reply:
June 11th, 2010 at 10:29 am
I don’t know if I would want to touch them either. I feel the same way as your hubby.
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speechless.
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Mr. How Sweet It Is Reply:
June 11th, 2010 at 8:16 am
really? you are speechless? is that even possible Ms. Mini-blog-in-a-blog?
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Heather Reply:
June 11th, 2010 at 9:33 am
hahaha.
bacon + blondies = i have no words.
except a few about these Beer cupcakes with a Bacon Cheddar Cream Cheese frosting that I make each year for the superbowl.
But im quite certain I’ve told your wife about these 100 times.
and now im craving one. beer. bacon. cheddar. cream cheese. cupcake. yummmmmmmm.
but all i have to eat at the office at the moment that comes even close is a raspberry jam filled short bread cookie.
they are terrific.
they come from a local coffee shop which i frequent often.
actually, what happened is the owner of said coffee shop bakes great treats. Scones, Muffins, Cinnamon Rolls, Cookies, etc.
One day, a few weeks ago, I walked into the coffee shop and saw she had made a new kind of cookie. And they looked so good. So I ordered one with my iced coffee.
As I ate this delightful raspberry jam shortbread, i was quite certain that it was the best cookie i’ve ever had. Well- thats what I thought at first. Then I remembered that I probably only think that because it was “fresh taste emotion”. So I did some evaluating. It was decided – this cookie was in the TOP FIVE. FOR SURE.
I thought about buying another cookie to eat right then and there. You see, sometimes Danielle makes a new kind of cookie and then doesn’t make it again for several months. There are a few cookies that i’ve had ONE time and then have never seen again. So I started to panic. Should I eat another cookie? Would that save me if they were to never return to the treat menu again?
No.
of course, not.
And that is the story of how I ended up with a dozen raspberry jam short bread cookies in my freezer.
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I think these look awesome. I adore bacon.
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I give you mad props for these blondies! The men in my life would go gaga over these…lol. I can see how the bacon + PB frosting would be delicious. I once had a bacon + PB sandwich before, and it was mighty tasty. Your blondies would be the same thing, just more sugar! How can you go wrong?
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hahhahahha- I literally just said out loud…oh no she didn’t…opened your post and read the first line. hahaha. I bet Josh would LOVE these.
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You can count me as one of the people who would not want to eat bacon and blondies together…But I LOVE that you made these. And that you like them
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I am so excited that you went with your instincts on this one and had great success!
Hilarious comment:
“sausage thighs encased in straight-legged jeans”
These blondies sound unstoppable! xo
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I’m so impressed!!! They look GOOD! And I don’t eat meat! But now I want to make these for Dave!
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hmmm…I tried one time making pb bacon cookies and I they weren’t my fave…couldn’t get over that I was eating a meat cookie. But, with that said…I think I could get into these because the bacon is essentially a garnish, like sea salt. I guess I will be diving back into the bacon/baked goods pool
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Jessica Reply:
June 11th, 2010 at 6:01 am
Actually, I also made chocolate chip cookies with bacon a few months ago, and HATED them! I think you are on to something with ‘meat in the cookie.’ I promise it is better in the blondie.
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I am not even the biggest fan of bacon, but the sweet/salty combo sounds very tempting!
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I made my husband a Bacon Maple Birthday Cake and months later, he’s STILL talking about it:
http://katywidrick.com/2010/02/22/bacon-birthday-cake/
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I’ve been checking out recipes that include bacon, specifically brownies but these blondies may have changed my direction.. I tried a peanut butter bacon sandwich (on wheat toast) last year at the beach- it was surprisingly amazing.
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Bacon and Blondies- a winning combination to me
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OMG I LOVE YOU
Amazing!
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Hehe, when I saw the title of this, I giggled out loud!
You are so funny! 
This is probably the first thing you’ve made that doesn’t look good to me, but you know what, I bet I’d be VERY suprised if I tasted it!
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I am not sure what my guys would think about this. I will have to run this one by them. They are all about the bacon, so I am thinking they will want to try it! Growing up, I used to bake a breakfast cookie with oats, bacon, cheese…I need to get that recipe from my mom and share it.
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The Lindsay Lohan comment cracked me up!!!! These look good!
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All these bad boys are missing is a nice drizzle of deep dark chocolate
HEAVEN!
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Jessica Reply:
June 11th, 2010 at 6:37 am
I never even thought of that – it would be so good!
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I have heard of mixing bacon and PB and also bacon in baked goods but I haven’t gotten there yet…haha…but I will admit these do look amazing!
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This is genius!! I’ve had bacon ice cream before but LOVE this idea…I mean peanut butter & bacon!? AMAZING!
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this title demanded an immediate CLICK out of my google reader. bacon & brownies!? you, my friend, may be my fiance’s actual soul mate.
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I’ve seen these bacon recipes floating about the Interwebs. I don’t know. I just don’t know. Maybe if you send me some?
Then for sure I can decide how I feel about them. 
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These look incredible Jessica! Your post put a smile on my face
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YOu definitely did break the seal! I had a similar cupcake a few months back that Mike’s sisters friend made. It was peanut butter chocolate chip with peanut butter frosting, served with bacon bits on top. Everybody LOVED them!
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I love bacon, but I don’t know if I could do it! I’m weird about my dinner tasting sweet so I’d probably be weird about my dessert tasting like dinner!
Looks great though!
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WOAH, I had a heart attack just reading this! Looks gooooood
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Wow… I’m frightened yet intrigued at the same time. I may be tempted to try this over summer vacation. Thanks for sharing!
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Not something I am jumping at to try, but the concept sounds interesting. Way to be bold and go there!
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I’ve had peanut butter and bacon sandwiches before, so I can only assume these are fan-freaking-tastic
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These are perfect in every way! I’m not even a fan of blondies….but peanut butter and bacon? Heck yeah.
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Everyone knows my idea of getting more protein is to add a side of chicken breast to every meal. But, baby, bacon in a dessert? Seeing these makes me want to throw up a little in my mouth. Meat should be left to the main courses. Desserts should include combinations of sugar, ice cream, chocolate chips and peanut butter. that is all. how they get mixed together, I do not care. but they should definitely NOT include meat.
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I’ve been super hesitant to bake with bacon but I think you just sold me on it! YUM! Those bars look so fabulous!
xxMK
Delightful Bitefuls
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Elvis says thank you from the grave
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our doughnut shop here makes a bacon maple bar.
these? look dangerous. I love blondies as almost my very favorite dessert ever, and what you did here…
I am so there. I’m doing this. again, thank the stars we have company at our house, because I think I’d double the recipe also.
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oh Lord, i could feel my waistband getting tighter as i read! you’re right…this is NOT a good thing…you have opened the Pandora’s box of sweet/saltiness. off i go to buy stock in lane bryant!
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Trust me I am not grossed out by these! They sound FANTASTIC! (But I’m a vegan so I can’t make myself some).
But you should think about doing bacon chocolate chip cookies. Those are fab too
Mmmm I love putting odd things together in the kitchen!
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Jessica Reply:
June 11th, 2010 at 9:53 am
I actually made some bacon chocolate chip cookies a few months ago, and didn’t like them at all. I know…sad.
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Jo Reply:
June 11th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Reallyyyyyyy? I cannot believe it! Perhaps you should try a different recipe?
Also, how does beer cheese soup sound? I was planning to make it but then I went vegan. BUT, I can live vicariously through you. Lemme know what you think! Hehe
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Hahaha, I never thought I’d see the day where bacon is in a dessert! Although, I’m not judging- I eat some pretty weird stuff
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My mother-in-law’s favorite breakfast is peanut butter and bacon on toast! At first I though that was nuts…until I tried it…SWOON! I can’t wait to try these!
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When I ate bacon (I’m a vegetarian now) I refused to eat bacon anytime it wasn’t served with breakfast.
And even at breakfast, it couldn’t be in a breakfast sandwich or anything, just in strips on the plate.
Bacon cheeseburgers? No
Bacon bits on salads or potatoes? No
In a breakfast burrito? No
Maybe I’m crazy. But bacon needs to stand on its own, for me anyways.
The idea of them in baked goods is very creative and interesting though. Props for taking the risk and discovering something you enjoy!
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o m g ! !
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Haha. You did it.
I’m not sure I like the bacon + sweet combo. I love them both separately though.
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haha, kudos to you for actually making this!!!! I think you should move to Portland, Oregon…. Voodoo Doughnuts would really suit you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_bacon_donut
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I would totally dig these. I’m secretly a fat kid inside…I just don’t let her come out too often
And stop talking poorly about your thighs! You’re gorgeous!
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You know, I wrote an ode to bacon for next Tuesday, but not even I would do this. I would like to make the PB blondies, sans bacon though.
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ANOTHER BIG FAT YUMM! girl i found BACON dark chocolate today- thought about you!
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Love. And want one.
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I absolutely LOVE your blog! I am on Weight Watcher’s so some of the recipes aren’t the best for me but they still make my mouth water
I want to try the brownies you posted a couple days ago. They look amazing.
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Jessica Reply:
June 11th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Thank you so much!
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Wow… I am truly impressed with your bravery. Personally I am not ready to make this jump yet – and, like Mr. How Sweet, my husband is adamantly opposed to mixing bacon with dessert. BUT when I am, I will definitely give this a shot.
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Revolutionary.
Once I had a chocolate dipped piece of bacon, and it was dang good – so I’m sure these would rock my socks. Good work.
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I think I’ll just try the blondie recipe without the bacon first…
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I dont know if I have the gull to try bacon in a dessert. I’m not exactly gifted in the art of baking in the first place lol
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I can’t even imagine but I think I HAVE to try! Never met a piece of bacon I didn’t love.
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girl you know i love you but ummmm bacon. in sweets. well, bacon in general is not on my list
but in sweets. no!!!
ok so i think i am mostly done w/ moving in from hell week and now can relax and next week, back to chats w/ you
god, i have missed u so much this week but have had NO ‘ptuer time. Bout to get better though 
xo
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I used to eat toast w/ peanut butter and bacon as a kid, so this recipe actually sounds totally delicious to me!
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LMAO… I couldn’t even get through the entire post. I lost it when I read about Lindsay Lohan and Grey Goose….LOLOL!
Bacon is like crack. It’s addictive and it goes with everything. Nuff said.
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OH MY. Not grossed out. Not one bit. Completely the opposite. In fact, I think I am drooling all over my computer
xo
Kris
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Oh my gosh….these really do have bacon in them. I thought it was a joke. My sister who loves bacon is going to go crazy over this recipe! I am going to have to try this.
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I have been hearing and reading about bacon used in baking for a long time. I trust Jessica and if she says its good we can put it in the bank! I’m going to make this kiddo!
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I had the best french toast with bacon and sauteed apples for brunch on friday. you should check the pics out. you might be drooling almost as much as I am right now….
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holy. holy. holy. I think my husband is going to fall in love with you all over again when I send him this recipe.
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Holy Moly!!! Amazing.
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As soon as I shared this recipe with my husband, he was making the blondies. They were fantastic. Thank you.
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OMG. I am in love with your blog. I am in love with those BLONDIES!!
I’m adding your fabulousness to my blogroll and will be here regularly!!
Awesomeness.
@kellyolexa
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My friend would totally love you. He is a bacon fanatic and would eat anything bacon. Our other friend baked him maple cupcakes, with maple frosting and bacon on top! You might like those.
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The Food Network Magazine posted a recipe for Maple French Toast Cupcakes with Bacon…….I hesitated for about all of a minute before trying them. THEY ARE REALLY GOOD. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/maple-french-toast-and-bacon-cupcakes-recipe/index.html So……..seeing how I have already broken the baking with bacon seal……..I guess these are next up – too bad we don’t live closer together – we could share baked goods (I’m thinking my family will not be as open minded either ;/).
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When I read the title, I thought … ‘oh no she didn’t!!!!!’
She did
You are a very naughty baker.
I want one!
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As if I didn’t love bacon already – this post makes me love it even more. These look outstanding.
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Wow! those look so sinful! I recently made maple bacon cupcakes that were amazing! The funny thing is I seriously thought I was the first one to come up with it, but no. Googled it and apearantly many others had thought of it first.
oh well! my recipe was still original! LOL I’m such a dork!
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I can’t believe you did this! Amazing! I have been trying to convince my bf (a sweet and bacon lover) that bacon and baked goods must go perfectly together. He is skeptical. Perhaps these will change his mind?
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Oh my gosh- I was looking @ the picture of your recipe & said to myself ‘is that bacon?!’ I had to re-read it a few times to realize that yes, it really was bacon. I will have to make this for the bf- with his love of bacon + peanut butter I think this might just make him propose to me on the spot- LOL!!!
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I haven’t actually tried baking with bacon yet either… But, I’ve heard good things. These look very tasty to me. I just might have to get over my fears and give these a try!
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Well I just had to make these since Jessica presented them. All I can say is WOW! Everyone here flipped over them! Most everyone came back and asked for seconds. They really need to come with a warning label since after all…..who needs MORE fat and calories added to blondies! Awesome recipe Jessica!
Luv ya!
Ken
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