Bacon Milkshake: Jack In The Box Adds Absurd Indulgence To Menu

Tired of going to the trouble of making your own bacon milkshakes at home? You're in luck -- as long as you don't live in the Northeast or Midwest. Eater reports that Jack in the Box, which has 2100 locations in 19 states, is adding a bacon milkshake to its menu for as part of its new "Marry Bacon" ad campaign.

The ad for the Jack in the Box bacon milkshake includes the important disclaimer that the beverage's stay on the menu will be "as limited as limited can be," and encourages would-be shake drinkers to act fast.

A Jack In The Box spokesperson told the Huffington Post, "The shake is not listed on our menus in the restaurants, so it’s more of a 'secret item' that people can order. Each restaurant is getting a very limited quantity, so we don’t know how long they will last."

After looking into the nutritional information on the bacon milkshake, we can't help but feeling relieved it won't be around forever. According to the Jack in the Box website, which lists the bacon shake as a beverage rather than a dessert, a "regular" 16 oz bacon shake weighs in at 773 calories and 40 grams and fat. A 24 oz large, meanwhile, add a whopping 1081 calories and 54 grams of fat to your meal.

We couldn't find any other examples of major chains serving bacon milkshakes in the past. But Denny's has been serving a bacon sundae since April, so Jack in the Box isn't the first chain to hop on the bacon dessert bandwagon.

UPDATE: Since we first posted this article, the Jack in the Box bacon milkshake has taken the internet -- if not America's stomachs -- by storm. More details have emerged. Chief among them is the revelation that the bacon milkshake contains no real bacon. Instead, it gets its porkiness from something called "bacon-flavored syrup." So the bacon milkshake might even be kosher! But some combination of the droves of Orthodox Jewish milkshake-lovers, the difficulty of manufacturing bacon syrup and the inexhaustible culinary curiosity of the American populace has already led many outposts of Jack in the Box to run out of bacon syrup -- leaving some would-be bacon milkshake drinkers high and dry. But if you don't get your hands on a shake before they're gone, don't fret too much: we hear the bacon milkshake doesn't even taste good.

Comments

[GINTYMAN]

07:07 AM on 02/19/2012

THEY CAN PUT ALL THE BACON THEY WANT IN MY M.S.--JUST DON'T SCREW UP MY FRIES

[labman57]

06:15 PM on 02/09/2012

Does it come with a coupon toward your next angioplasty?

[sacmom3]

07:07 PM on 02/08/2012

I had to try this thing. It doesn't really taste like bacon. It's just a gimmick. Thank goodness. It tastes like a vanilla shake with caramel. I haven't had a milkshake in years though, so I couldn't finish it.

[Ermintrude]

01:25 PM on 02/07/2012

Home Grown Cow supports anything including the pig!

[ByThePowerOfGrayskull]

06:53 PM on 02/06/2012

The current First Lady is gonna love this!

[ontariogirl]

09:51 AM on 02/06/2012

Cue......hurling!

[jenniferkizzy]

07:39 PM on 02/05/2012

and they say british food is bad at least we don't put bacon in milk shake's bye

[LostInTheForest]

01:32 PM on 02/06/2012

Why do all your posts end with bye?

[jenniferkizzy]

02:25 PM on 02/06/2012

should i put something else that is the right wordage too use bye

[jenniferkizzy]

04:37 PM on 02/06/2012

cause swear word's are mean simple

[sacmom3]

07:05 PM on 02/08/2012

I spent last summer in London. You guys need to put bacon on EVERYTHING! How could you mess up KFC? If it wasn't for the bad food, I would never have left. I loved it there.

[jenniferkizzy]

09:48 PM on 02/08/2012

we will take that into consideration but love it is not us but the prince himself he hate's the fast food places not us brit's bye

[jenniferkizzy]

07:38 PM on 02/05/2012

seriously this is what american's deem edible bacon milk shake's now i know the world is truly going too end bye

[Havana Thinks]

08:41 PM on 02/06/2012

There are many varieties of "Americans" -- We can be as different as night + day. But one thing many do have in common is their ability to accept more choices and experiment. That is the reason people from other cultures, countries end up getting fatter the longer they remain in America. They are adapting to the bad parts of US. They over eat. They go to buffets and want to "get their money's worth" -- How many times have I heard that expression from a Chinese person and a Russian, Mexican and Iranian.

[jenniferkizzy]

10:22 PM on 02/06/2012

seen england lately we put bean's on egg's yum

[jenniferkizzy]

02:18 AM on 02/07/2012

trust me no american would want too eat a full english fry up also like your zombie movies their censored in england sorry but if you like egg's and bean's and i'm not talking about refried bean's then you'd understand my utter dis like of it other than that i love american food see ya

[Carl J Speed II]

06:18 PM on 02/05/2012

I just went and had to have one.

Hmmmmm......its bacon syrup, no actual bits.

Its ..... interesting. The flavor gets stronger in the aftertaste, of thick yet crispy bacon. The ice cream isnt unpleasant, but it is just......weird.

Probably wont get another one (I'm a HFG, and I have diabeetus (mild) and dont want to be haunted by the ghost of Wilford Brimley), but for a one time indulgence, its not too bad.

[Havana Thinks]

08:44 PM on 02/06/2012

You know better and yet still indulged!!! Shame on you. Be stronger, next time, Carl. It is not necessary to do it because others do it. You have to think about your future. Don't do it! Never indulge in garbage which will further impede your ability to get off the meds and become who you are meant to be. This is coming to you from a Live a bet ic!

[Murman]

04:44 PM on 02/05/2012

The cave man in me says "Good, yeah." Then my somewhat evolved brain kicks in and says "Hold on a minute, there, Gronk."

[toxhazzard]

03:23 PM on 02/05/2012

Paula Deen is their biggest customer.

[local21]

03:07 PM on 02/05/2012

A bacon shake topped off with warm bacon grease that solidifies around your straw keeping the shake cool .

[Tootsie56]

02:47 PM on 02/05/2012

OMG, that just makes me want to toss my oatmeal.

[mados123]

02:40 PM on 02/05/2012

Place your bets on the avg. weight of the person purchasing this concoction:

Men: 150-200, 201-250, 251-300, 300+
Women: 150-200, 201-250, 251-300, 300+

[toxhazzard]

03:25 PM on 02/05/2012

No reason to bet-if people want to eat this garbage it's their right. It should also be the right of insurance companies to deny them coverage for the health issues that they could avoid.

[mados123]

05:37 PM on 02/05/2012

Agreed but inevitably the cost becomes the burden of the taxpayers again by way of emergency room visits, hospital care, etc. That being the case, how do you avoid the person who lives their life in a healthy manner from subsidizing the bad choices made from another and who is without insurance coverage? You can't and that is why a personal mandate for basic coverage is necessary - as supported by Gingrich, Romney and Obama.

[kudzumaster]

07:46 PM on 02/17/2012

I just had one, and I'm about 103 soaking wet. ;)

It was interesting, and not exactly tasty. Just odd.

[WykydRed]

02:38 PM on 02/05/2012

Oh maaan... here we go with the "health fanatics"... who seem to be exactly as bad as the religious fanatics! Best of luck to all of you who WANT to try it! Hope your Jack In The Box has them! Let us know what they're like, willya? I'm kinda anxious to know, as someone who loves ice cream and bacon too!

And for the "health whiners" out there......YOU don't HAVE to have one, k? They're not going come out to your car and force one down your throat, so leave the people who want one alone. NO ONE put YOU in charge of other people's health or repercussions, and people want to hear even less from you than they do an Evangelical shouting garbage through a megaphone. In a few years, you'll all be deciding which neighbor to eat, so hey, let people enjoy things they choose to while it lasts.

[Tootsie56]

02:51 PM on 02/05/2012

I like bacon once in awhile. I like ice cream once in awhile. I don't think the two would mix well with my beer though, lol

[WykydRed]

03:01 PM on 02/05/2012

Yes they do Dream Weaver....... Like I said, Beer Shakes....with BACON. Dream it! hehehehehe mmmmmmmm

[WilliamP]

05:09 PM on 02/05/2012

"NO ONE put YOU in charge of other people's health or repercussi­ons..."

Actually, we all pay for medicare, which has to spend money treating people who make terrible healthcare decisions when they reach a certain age. As well, taxpayers foot the bill when someone has to go to the emergency room, but can't pay. Other people's poor choices will increase your insurandce premiums as well, when companies pay out more money to cover expenditures for other people who made poor health decisions.

So, every citizen (including you) is responsible for other people's health and its repercusions. Everyone who chooses to go out and have 4 bacon milkshakes a day is costing you more money in the long run. Your little rant there is basically a defense of people who are taking your money away.

[WykydRed]

05:46 PM on 02/05/2012

Just. An. Excuse. ooooh! WE foot YOUR bill! So what? I don't question anyone on their habits or weight....because I don't have the right! Neither do you or anyone else. If you don't want to pay, talk to the government. I would say "move to another country", but those countries take the money from the taxpayer and treat everyone regardless. You, like others, had to come up with some excuse. It doesn't fly, nor does it give anyone any rights to impose their opinions on anyone else. It's like idiots who blame cancer on "cigarettes". Having worked in the insurance biz a long time, people don't even know that 1% of lung cancer cases can be put on cigarettes. YES, dorotthy, people get lung cancer all the time! From air, from genetics, from chemicals, from the burn-off of oil. We REALLY need a new Amendment that forces people to leave one another alone...

[WykydRed]

09:55 PM on 02/05/2012

Just to add.. I am NOT responsible for anyone else outside myself and my child, who is now grown and running her own life. Show me in the Constitution where it specifically states "Everyone in America is responsible to make certain that every other person follow their EXACT dictates on how they should live their lives in every aspect, and all other people are REQUIRED to follow those dictates." I'm sure you can't. But I finally badgered some people older than I am into telling the truth! I KNOW why older people are in a twist about things, and their opinions flow down to those younger under the threat, "You'll see when you get older! If people keep living the way they want to, YOU won't have Medicare or Social Security at ALL!"