As we all know, Bacon makes everything better. Not sure about the whole "sweet & salty" thing? These are a good way to ease into it. I mean, come on, they have Bacon. Bacon is the candy of the meat world. And of course, Chocolate! You can use chocolate chips if you like, I temper my Chocolate. I find most people like the milk chocolate better so I tend to use it more often.
Find this ridiculously Chocolatey recipe here: http://joandsue.blogspot.com/2014/08/salted-maple-bacon-truffles.html