candied bacon

Candied Bacon

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I. Love. Bacon. You know that commercial for Frank’s Red Hot Sauce?  Well that’s how I feel about bacon.  I could put it on everything.  Bacon makes everything better. Truly.

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Now that I’ve expressed my deep love for bacon, I’ve made candied bacon quite a few times before, also known as pig candy.  So I figured I’d share this one with all of my fellow bacon lovers out there.  Be warned though, this stuff is seriously addicting.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 TBSP syrup
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (more if you like it hot) Careful though, the heat from cooking makes the cayenne pepper even stronger! I recommend only a small amount.
  • 1 package of thick cut bacon
  • Wire rack for baking
  • Baking sheet covered in foil
  • Parchment paper

Directions

  • Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
  • Mix together sugar, syrup and cayenne pepper in a shallow bowl or dish.  Place your wire baking rack on top of the baking sheet that has been covered in foil.  Dredge the bacon slices in the brown sugar mixture and press the sugar onto the bacon strips.
  • Place on wire rack and repeat for each slice.
  • Don’t let the slices touch as they may end up sticking together when baking.
  • Bake for about 20-30 minutes until dark but not burned.
  • Let cool slightly and remove from wire rack onto parchment paper
  • Serve full slices or cut into small bite size pieces.

These are a great snack to serve for guests, they’ll definitely go over well for Sunday Football!

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